Hungarian Heritage Review, 1986 (15. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1986-01-01 / 1. szám
JANUARY 1986 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW 17 jMimgartart tÜraüßlßr — Part Two — MY HISTORICAL TOUR OF HUNGARY — BY -HARRY G. LADANYE Sopron is the only city in Hungary where historic old buildings are almost in perfect condition. Being a border town, its buildings were spared destruction by the Mongols and by the Turks. Scores of medieval buildings are virtually untouched and the later Baroque buildings are in excellent condition. The Fire Tower, the Square, the beautiful churches, the home of Ferenc Liszt and other great figures of the past, the glorious Zettle Museum — these, and so much more, are indescribably breathtaking and moving. Such old structures, cobblestone and wood roads, quaint alleyways — these made all of us feel that we were part of Hungary's historical past — even though in an environment of automobile traffic, people dressed much the same as we were, and air pollution. Since Sopron was our first stop in Hungary, all of us were filled with eager anticipation and, what we did see and visit, exceeded our expectations. Just to walk in the (Left to right): The author with Dr. Attila Pok at the reception and Lecture held at Sopron. streets of this truly beautiful city was an exciting experience. But, one of the highlights of our visit was an evening lecture by Dr. Attila Pok of the Institute of History of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, who graciously came from Budapest to meet and talk with us. In his interesting lecture on the history of Hungary, Dr. Pok reviewed the history of the Hungarian people from the time of Arpad up to the present time with emphasis on events and people. His talk was very informative and he answered many questions asked him by the members of our tour group. He has already agreed, I have been informed, to present a talk to and —continued next page
