Ludovica Academy

47°28′54″N 19°5′8″E / 47.48167°N 19.08556°E / 47.48167; 19.08556

Main building of Ludovica Military Academy (1913)
Flag of the Ludovica Military Academy (1901)
Main building of Ludovica Military Academy (2007)
The academy from the direction of the Orczy gardens [hu] (2007)
The inscription on the base of the sculpture, located behind the academy, reads: The Ludovica name proclaims the memory of our devotion to the nation
Map of the academy and the Orczy gardens (1884)

The Royal Hungarian Ludovica Defense Academy (Hungarian: Magyar Királyi Honvéd Ludovika Akadémia, Latin: Ludoviceum, German: Ludovika-Akademie), shortened to Ludovica or Ludovica Academy, was Hungary's officer cadets training institute prior to 1945. The main edifice of the academy was erected in 1836 at the Ludovica Garden, in Budapest's centrally located VIIIth district. The building was designed by Mihály Pollack in the classical style.