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HOUSE OF TERROR (TERROR HÁZA)

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Andrássy út 60, VIe arrondissement, Budapest, Hungary
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2024
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This museum, which recounts the darkest hours of Hungarian history, pays tribute to the victims of Nazism and Sovietism.

The origins of the museum lie in a house at 60 Andrássy Avenue, which from 1944 to 1945 was the headquarters of the Arrow Crosses (the Hungarian Nazi organ), then from 1945 to 1956, the headquarters of the Communist regime's secret police. Today, the museum pays tribute to the victims of the Nazi and Soviet regimes, with several temporary exhibitions in addition to the permanent collection. The House of Terror is a remarkable showcase for the tragedies of Hungarian and Jewish history, using powerful images. The visit begins on the second floor with three rooms, half of which are dedicated to the Arrow Crosses. The focus soon shifts to the exactions of the Soviet regime, which make up almost 90% of the museum. There's plenty of video evidence, photos and reproductions of offices, gulags and other Stalinist "revelry". The visit ends with a descent into hell, in an elevator, in the cellars where the victims of these regimes were imprisoned and tortured. The House of Terror has been the subject of much controversy in Hungary, pitting those in favor of an effective comparison between the Nazi and Communist regimes against those who consider the comparison inappropriate. It has also been accused of political manipulation (left-wing parties have seen the House of Terror as a means of political recuperation by Viktor Orbán, former and current Hungarian Prime Minister and initiator of the museum).

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C-Line69
Visited in march 2017
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A voir pour comprendre une partie de l'histoire de Budapest (de la 2nde guerre mondiale à la révolution de 1956). Je conseille de prendre un audioguide en français (compter 1500 ft en plus du prix du billet)
omiklos
Visited in september 2016
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Attention, lieu de propagande et non pas un vrai musée historique ! C'est la version schématique et simplificatrice des autorités ultra-conservatrices au pouvoir qui est présentée ici de manière grandiloquente. Ici tout est blanc ou noir, pas de zone grise !
julietteez
Visited in march 2016
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Une visite vraiment intéressante qui vous demandra au moins une demi journée si vous voulez prendre le temps de tout voir/lire. Le musée est tres bien construit, la visite se fait chronologiquement et par thématiques ce qui permet de mieux l'horreur des deux régimes totalitaires.
Romain63118
Visited in august 2015
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Un scandale pour tout historien ou simple amateur d'histoire. A travers une mise en scène tape à l'oeil et une muséographie trompeuse, c'est à une vraie falsification de l'histoire moderne de la Hongrie que nous assistons. Porté par le discutable M. Orban, ce projet est à l'image de son inspirateur... N'y allez pas pour comprendre l'histoire de la Hongrie, mais si vous vous intéressez à la manipulation de l'histoire (la fameuse construction de la mémoire...) par les politiques, la visite ne sera pas sans intérêt. On trouve beaucoup de bars à proximité, pour tous ceux qui risquent d'avoir besoin d'un petit remontant après cette visite. ;)
Visited in august 2015
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Probablement l'un des moments les plus marquant de mon séjours à Budapest. A ne pas manquer pour mieux comprendre les horreurs du passé. La fin de la visite est assez difficile (visite des cachots).

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