At the south entrance of the Margaret Island (at the Margaret Bridge), in front of the big fountain can be found the statue which was made for the 100th anniversary of the unification of Budapest. According to the law to unify the three cities (Pest, Buda, Óbuda) which was decided in 1872, the towns which were till then separated, exist together from 1st January 1873. as Budapest. The real unification of the capital was only 17th November 1873, because the new administration started to work from this date. The 10m high statue was made by István Kiss.
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