The monument to Lajos Kossuth is located in Kossuth Lajos Square, which overlooks the eastern facade of Parliament. Lajos Kossuth is a prominent Hungarian statesman, revolutionary and lawyer, Prime Minister and Ruler-President of Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849. The monument is an important national symbol of Hungary and a place of official celebrations.
After the death of the Hungarian leader (March 1894), fundraising began for the construction of a memorial in his memory. 850.000 forints were collected (a huge amount at that time).
In 1906, sculptor Janos Horway won the competition to create the monument. By 1914, all figures of the monument were completed, except for the figure of Lajos Kossuth himself. The work was interrupted by the First World War. A huge marble pedestal prepared for the monument was confiscated by Romanian troops.
After the war, Horway completed the monument, and a new pedestal was built of simple limestone. The monument to Lajos Kossuth was officially unveiled on November 6.1927 by Governor Mikló s Horthy to a public of 100.000.
The monument did not take root. The work of the sculptor was sharply criticized and in 1950 it was decided to dismantle the monument.
JK Strobl made a new bronze statue of Lajos Kossuth, which points to a "brighter future" with his hand raised, other people surrounded Korshut - easier and with weapons.
The new monument was unveiled in 1952. Six other figures were created by Andras Coxis and Luzhes Ungwari. The pedestal is made of red marble.
And now the time has come when they decided (2012) to reconstruct the square and restore the monument, which it was until 1944. In 2014, the monument to Lajos Kossuth (1952) was replaced by a reconstruction of the monument in 1927.
After the death of the Hungarian leader (March 1894), fundraising began for the construction of a memorial in his memory. 850.000 forints were collected (a huge amount at that time).
In 1906, sculptor Janos Horway won the competition to create the monument. By 1914, all figures of the monument were completed, except for the figure of Lajos Kossuth himself. The work was interrupted by the First World War. A huge marble pedestal prepared for the monument was confiscated by Romanian troops.
After the war, Horway completed the monument, and a new pedestal was built of simple limestone. The monument to Lajos Kossuth was officially unveiled on November 6.1927 by Governor Mikló s Horthy to a public of 100.000.
The monument did not take root. The work of the sculptor was sharply criticized and in 1950 it was decided to dismantle the monument.
JK Strobl made a new bronze statue of Lajos Kossuth, which points to a "brighter future" with his hand raised, other people surrounded Korshut - easier and with weapons.
The new monument was unveiled in 1952. Six other figures were created by Andras Coxis and Luzhes Ungwari. The pedestal is made of red marble.
And now the time has come when they decided (2012) to reconstruct the square and restore the monument, which it was until 1944. In 2014, the monument to Lajos Kossuth (1952) was replaced by a reconstruction of the monument in 1927.
Translated automatically from Ukrainian. View original
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