The Queen Elisabeth Park () is a public park in town of

Gödöllő Gödöllő, officially the City of Gödöllő, is a city in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary, about northeast from the outskirts of Budapest. Its population is 34,396 according to the 2010 census and is growing rapidly. It can b ...

, central

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History

The park was created in November 1898 in honour of Queen

Elisabeth of Hungary Elizabeth of Hungary (, , ; 7 July 120717 November 1231), also known as Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and the landgravine of Thuringia. Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed at 20. After her hus ...

, Empress of Austria, who was assassinated by an anarchist in Geneva on September 10, 1898.

Gödöllő Palace Gödöllő, officially the City of Gödöllő, is a city in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary, about northeast from the outskirts of Budapest. Its population is 34,396 according to the 2010 census and is growing rapidly. It can ...

and the surrounding park and landscape was her favourite summer palace, where she came with the king and the children. Elisabeth was known to speak fluently Hungarian and always had great love for the Hungarian people. In 1901 the Hungarian sculptor

József Róna József Róna (1 February 1861, Lovasberény – 31 December 1939, Budapest) was a Hungarian sculptor and artist. Biography Róna's best known wood carving, ''Joseph and Potiphar's Wife'', also won him the Gold Prize. His major sculptur ...

created the bronze monument of the empress-queen at the end of an avenue of trees. The park was inaugurated by Emperor

Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I ( ; ; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the Grand title of the emperor of Austria, other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 1848 until his death ...

, her widower. Behind the monument, there is another monument to the crown on a man-made stone hill. The park is a favourite place for visitors in spring and fall.

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Virtual Tourist , Godollo Things to Do
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