During the protests of the 1956, Government troops opened fire in a crowd of demonstrators outside the Parliament building - hundreds were injured and several 10s were killed - in their memory, the bullet holes have been marked by metal balls as a poignant memorial to those who were killed and injured on that day
The Parliament building itself is the most incredible mix of gothic architecture which looks very much out of place in the city of Budapest which is not a gothic city - it would be more suited in a city like Prague - it took 19 years to build and the architect sadly went blind and died before it was finished in 1904 and he never saw his final masterpiece although he did also design some notable buildings in the city
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Parliament_Building
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imre_Steindl
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