Szabadság Square

World Peace Gong

For the first time in Europe, a monument proclaiming the brotherhood of the peoples of the Earth, a gift from Indonesia to Hungary, was erected in the main square of Gödöllő. The symbol, which depicts the flags of the world's nations, symbols of world religions and a map of the Earth's oceans, was created by the World Peace Commission as a memento of the series of bombings that killed 200 people in 2002 in the Indonesian tourist paradise of Bali. It was offered to our country in 2007 in recognition of our country's civilisational and economic-technological progress and successful promotion of peaceful social relations. The bronze monument, weighing 150 kilograms and measuring 2 metres in diameter, was unveiled on 2 May 2007 by Indonesian sculptor Djuyoto Suntani. Its history is written on the black marble plaque in front of it, and the small park around it is planted with tropical plants.

Reformed Church

With its simple facade and its beautifully arched onion dome, the more than 260-year-old church of the Reformed Church of Gödöllő stands out among the buildings in the main square. Its patron was Antal I. Grassalkovich, who demolished the old Reformed church on the site of the present Royal Castle and provided the land, building materials and money for the new Baroque church, consecrated in 1745, in the centre of the town. The church has been renovated several times in its history: in 1912, the originally painted and carved ceiling and choir were replaced with concrete. After the severe destruction by bombing in 1945, a long period of renovation followed, and the tower was restored in 1993.