The monument in memory of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution was dedicated at the Felvonulási Square on October 23, 2006, during the 50th anniversary celebration. It is located at precisely the site where the imposing Slain monument had been toppled by the demonstrating masses during the 1956 Revolution. The monument originated from a resolution of the Hungarian government, which had announced a competition for the conceptual design of a central memorial site. The decision was made in June of 2005 to realise the concept presented by the Budapest Artists' Union „ i-ypszilon“. The design from Tamás Emődi-Kiss, Tamás Papp and György Katalin consists of a wedge-shaped facility cut in 56° angles and comprised of 2,006 individual steel plates. The pointed side of the monument penetrates the asphalt of the Square and thus symbolizes the schism of memory, as well as the interrupted continuity of the Square between the suppressed Revolution and the end of Socialist rule. The steel plates are spaced at greater intervals at the broad sides of the facility and increase in size respectively, eventually thickening at the tip to form a solid block. In the perspective of the artists, this is a metaphorical allusion to the development of a simple human being who went on to become a hero in the course of the Revolution. The entire facility can be traversed. The construction of the monument was financed by the Hungarian government, whereby the Ministry of Defence covered the majority of expenses. The monumental Stalin statue at Felvonulási Square near the Budapest Square of Heroes was erected in December 1951 according to a design created by Sándor Mikus. The statue was the centrepiece and central meeting point for rallies and demonstrations during the 1950's, and on the occasion of official commemorative events, large-scale assemblies were also held in front of it. After the mass demonstration before the Parliament Building (which marked the onset of the 1956 Revolution) had dispelled on October 23, 1956, a portion of the demonstrators had moved on to Felvonulási Square. Since they were undisturbed by security forces, as many as several thousand people eventually assembled there. In a peaceful and convivial atmosphere, they began to dismount the Stalin likeness. In order to achieve this, heavy-duty construction equipment and steel rope were commandeered from factories in the vicinity. However, initial attempts to topple the statue were thwarted by its massive construction. Only after the statue had been loosened above its feet by means of a two-hour welding process was it possible to fell the statue, accompanied by the applause of by-standers. According to eye-witness reports, the Hungarian national hymn was sung thereafter. Soon, the crowd dissolved as the first armed skirmishes in Budapest had begun in front of the Radio Station Building, which drew the corresponding attention of the demonstrators. The following day the toppled torso of the statue was dragged through the streets of Budapest with construction equipment and was deposited at Blaha Lujza Square. There, it was taken apart piece by piece by the city inhabitants during the subsequent days. In this way, the right hand of the statue became the possession of Sándor Pécsi, who buried it in his garden after the Revolution had been defeated. After 1990, the object was transferred to the National Museum, where it can still be seen today. The plinth and the corresponding rostrum of the toppled monument remained standing even after the end of the Revolution, and were initially used for further public gatherings. It was first during the beginning of the 1970's that the rest of the Stalin monument was removed once and for all from the streets of Budapest. Directly adjacent to the site, a much smaller Lenin statue was erected in 1965, which was then removed in 1990 and can still be seen today in the Sculpture Park.