The statue of Marco d’ Aviano is in the Fő utca (Ist district of Budapest). The artwork was made by Győrfi Sándor. You can read more about Marco d’Aviano on BudapestZin.
Statue of Marco d’Aviano
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Mikszáth Kálmán
Mikszáth Kálmán (1824-1910) Hungarian writer, journalist and politician.
Mikszáth was born in Szklabonya into a family of the lesser nobility. He studied Law at the University of Budapest from 1866 to 1869, although he did not apply for any exam, and became involved in journalism, writing for many Hungarian newspapers including the Pesti Hírlap.
His early short stories were based on the lives of peasants and artisans, and had little appeal. However, they demonstrated his skill in crafting humorous anecdotes, which would be developed in his later, more popular works. Many of his novels contained social commentary and satire, and towards the end of his life they became increasingly critical of the aristocracy and the burden he believed the latter placed on Hungarian society.
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed his novel, St. Peter’s Umbrella so much that he visited Mikszáth during his European trip in 1910 solely to express his admiration.
Mikszáth was a member of the Liberal Party, and in 1887 was elected to the National Assembly of Hungary (one of the two top legislatures in Austria-Hungary). Until 1879 he was the representative for the Illyefalva District in Transylvania, and from 1892 until his death he represented the Fogaras District.
He was buried in Kerepesi Cemetery in Budapest.
(source: wikipedia)
Budapest statues
Again a little piece of those 1000 details you can explore in Budapest.
Pyramids?
No, its not a pyramid. Just the top of a chapel at the Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest. The statues there are so secretive to me.
Theme day: Shadows
The Theme Day in the City Daily Photo family is about shadows for this month. This photo was taken at the Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest.
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
The statue of Ignác Alpár
Ignác Alpár began his career as a stonemason, then worked under architect Alajos Hauszmann. After completing formal studies in Berlin, he returned to Budapest to work under Imre Steindl and Hauszmann again. He began independent practice in 1890, working mainly on public projects in a historicist, eclectic style. The most well known of these is the so-called Vajdahunyad Castle built for the millenary celebrations in 1896, which incorporated architectural styles practised in Hungary from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period.
Statues of Budapest
Again the lights. I loved how the light and shadow is playing on this statue. Its in the Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest.
Statues of Budapest
These statues are on the top of the Museum of Agryculture in Budapest.
Heros of Budapest
I found this composition funny.:) King Matthias Corvinus and a biker together on the Heroes’ Square in Budapest.
The statue of István Bibó
István Bibó (Szeged, August 7, 1911–Budapest, May 10, 1979) was a Hungarian lawyer, civil servant, politician and political theorist. During the Hungarian Revolution he acted as the Minister of State for the Hungarian National Government. When the Soviets invaded to crush the rebellious government, he was the last Minister left at his post in the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest. Rather than evacuate, he stayed in the building and wrote his famous proclamation, “For Freedom and Truth”, as he awaited arrest.
Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre
This is the statue of Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky at the Deák square in Budapest. A very interesting artwork I guess. See more photos here.