During the Socialist holidays the square was home to the huge military reviews and parades. In the centre stands the 35-metre-high Millennial Column, surrounded by the equestrian statues of Árpád and six other Magyar tribes who led the conquest of Carpathian basin. Nearby there is also a colonnade representing 14 heroes of Hungarian history, including King Stephen, the country's first Christian king; King Matthias Corvinus, who ruled over Buda in the 15th Century and Lajos Kossuth, the leader of the 1848-49 War of Independence. In the vicinity there are also two of Budapest's most popular museums: the Museum of Fine Arts and the Palace of Art.