The Fortress of Eger

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May 25th 2007

Published: May 25th 2007

The Fortress of Eger Europe » Hungary » Eger By korossylMay 25th 2007 I'm pretty much living a dream. In 1552, 2,000 Hungarians under the command of Capt. István Dobó engaged the Turkish forces under bashas Ali and Ahmed. When the Turks retreated 30 days later, there were 400 Hungarian martyred... and 140,000 Turks killed. This is one of the most glorious victories in Hungarian history, and... Read Full Entry

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"The bones of the Magyar heroes fallen during the Turkish siege of 1552." A sacred space.

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Memorials to the fallen.

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Full circle - the main square.

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Ecclesiastical palace arcade.

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The future of Hungary?

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The future of Hungary?

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A pentecost celebration. I think the girl under canopy's getting married, but I'm not quite sure. Anyways, the boys feet were tied together. This was all kinda confusing.

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The older group performs. Most of these kids probably think this is the dorkiest thing ever. They'll appreciate it when they enroll their kids in ten years.

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...then they proceeded to do a little csárdás.

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Golgotha in the background.

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The eastern gate.

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Mass on the Eve of Pentecost. St. Stephen I, founding king of Christian Hungary, built this church, and would have attended Mass at this very spot... The first open-air Mass I've ever seen. A storm was looming by the end, so they had to cut Adoration short. I guess that's why they're so rare.

26th May 2007

MKB
non-member comment

We know the csárdás!...kinda
So, was there no one else around? I bet you could´ve just asked someone to help take a picture of yourself...or if you wanted to figure it out on your own that´s good too...Despite the fact that the wax figures kinda creep me out, it looks like an amazing place to work! I miss you!

28th May 2007

EMA
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You're too funny!
Um, I love the sunglasses photo. Fantastic, darlin'.

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