When Hungary ended up under Soviet occupation in 1945 the building was taken over by the State Security Authority, which used brutal interrogation, extorted confessions and sent their victim to labor camps, prisons or the gallows. Many did not survive the interrogations. It was also chilling to watch videos of large rallies of young people endorsing and cheering the Communist regime early in the occupation, drinking the koolaide of leaders using rhetoric of socialist peace and prosperity.
After the concert we take the long way home, walking part of the way along the Danube taking photos of the Pest side across the river.