Óbuda Fő tér

This guide to Fő tér in Óbuda, Budapest centers on the bronze figures of four women standing with umbrellas, a piece the sculptor Imre Varga called Waiting after watching similar women stand for hours on a Paris street. You'll hear how Óbuda itself has drawn people together since Roman soldiers passed through toward nearby Aquincum, and how the square was rebuilt in Baroque stone by the Zichy family after Turkish occupation. Circle the sculpture and notice how each woman's expression shifts with the angle you view her from.