Hero's Square

Monument to the Iron Curtain

Exterior of the House of Terror 

Terror Haza is a building that stands as a memorial/monument/museum to those victims that suffered during both Soviet and Nazi occupations in Hungary. The emotion conveyed in the exhibits cannot be described through pictures or words. The name, "House of Terror," initially made me think of a haunted house where one goes to experience cheap thrills. Not until learning the purpose of this building and seeing it firsthand did I realize how fitting the name is for it. Years of darkness lurked here in lies, deceit, and torture to make hell for victims held under the thumb of corrupted authority who practiced control over life and death.