St. Stephen's Day Storm Memorial in Budapest, Hungary

Budapest has had a range of controversial memorials erected in the last decade, some of which seem bent on rewriting the nation's history through somewhat rose-tinted glasses. This less-than-official-looking simple, unique and very colourful sign-cum-statue has until very recently been in a state of disrepair. During the annual 20th August St. Stephen's Day celebrations, people line the Danube in central Budapest to remember the founding of the Hungarian state around 900 AD, to bless bread, and to enjoy a firework show above the spectacular architecture that lines the river. In 2006, however,

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