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Néreidak kútja

Nereids Fountain

Uhrl Ferenc & Győri Dezső
1835 (1976)

Description

Stone statue of two women, one standing with a jar on her head and the other kneeling to fill her jar.

Inscription(s)

NÉREIDÁK KÚTJA
uhrl ferenc alkotása (1835)

restauráltatta
budapest főváros önkormányzata
1999-ben

Nereid Fountain
created by Ferenc Uhrl (1835)

Restored
by the Municipality of Budapest
in 1999

Annotation

The fountain was ereced in 1835 on this spot, but in 1899 replaced to the city park, where it was destroyed in 1944. In 1976 a copy was sculpted by Győri Dezső, which was placed on the original location.

Sculptors

Győri Dezső (Törökszentmiklós 1908 - Budapest 1979), Hungarian sculptor (Artportal).
Uhrl Ferenc (Olomouc 1794 - Pest 1862), Hungarian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Köztérkép.
Wikipedia, Nereidák kútja.

Locatie (N 47°29'34" - E 19°3'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: hubp041; Photograph: 7 September 2012
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