Vörösmarty tér


Vörösmarty tér or Vörösmarty square is a public square in the Budapest city centre at the northern end of Váci utca.
At the centre of the square facing west is a statue of poet Mihály Vörösmarty. Behind the monument is a fenced park and a fountain flanked by stone lions. At the north end of the square is the Café Gerbeaud and stairs to the southern terminus of the Budapest Metro's venerable yellow line. The square is also a business area, including offices for Ibusz and Aeroflot. The British Embassy is located at the square.

Names

The square has held many names since it was created. In 1812, it was called Theatro piatcza. From the 1830s, it was called Harmincad tér, then Játékszín tér in 1833, and Séta tér in the 1840s. In 1846, it was called Német Színház tér, changed to just Színház tér in 1850, and then Régi Színház tér in 1866. In 1874, it was named Gizella tér, then briefly Károlyi Mihály tér between 1918 and 1920, then Gizella tér again until 1926 when it gained its current name. Today, a column in the square lists all its former names.