Vörösmarty tér or Vörösmarty square is a small but popular square in the Budapest city centre

Belváros

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 at the northern end of Váci utca

Váci utca

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.

At the centre of the square facing west is a large statue

Statue

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 of poet Mihály Vörösmarty

Mihály Vörösmarty

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, on the pedestal of which people tend to congregate. Behind the monument is a small fenced park and a fountain flanked by stone lions.

At the north end of the square is the famous Café Gerbeaud

Café Gerbeaud

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 and stairs to the southern terminus

Vörösmarty tér (Budapest Metro)

Vörösmarty tér is the southern terminus of the yellow M1 line of the Budapest Metro under Vörösmarty Square.-References:...

 of the Budapest Metro

Budapest Metro

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's venerable yellow line (M1).

The square is ringed by expensive cafés and restaurants catering mostly to tourists. Other tenants include offices for Ibusz and Aeroflot

Aeroflot

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as well as the British Embassy.

The square was formally known as Gizella tér.