The cultural post is about Hungarian-Turkish Friendship Park (Magyar-Török Barátság Park in Hungarian, Macar-Türk Dostluk Parkı in Turkish). It is a public park located in Csertő, southwestern Hungary. It was built to memorialize the Battle of Szigetvár fought in 1566 between the Ottoman Empire and the Hungarian and Croatiandefenders of the Szigetvár Castle. The park was established in 1994 and opened jointly by Hungarian and Turkish officials. The picture below is the head sculptures of Miklós Zrínyi (left) and Sultan Suleiman (right) with the symbolic tomb seen in the background at the park. The head sculptures were created in 2006 by User:Csanády. I appreciate this park that shows the history of the two countries and mourn for the deaths that caused by the battle from 16th century. I believe that this kind of memorial parks gives a vivid education of history and reminds the decedents how present is valuable and not be the same without the scarification of our ancestors.
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