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Arany János utca 9 (II. János Pál pápa tér)
(Szent István király Bazilika)

Szent István Székesegyház épületszobra

Statues on Saint Stephen's Cathedral

Huber János & Antal Károly
1778 (1967)

Székesfehérvár / Szent István Székesegyház épületszobra

Description

On the balustrade between the towers are three stone statues. From left to right:

Szent István - Saint Stephen I of Hungary (Esztergom 967-75 - Esztergom or Székesfehérvár 1038), Grand Prince of the Hungarians (997-1000) and the first King of Hungary (1000-1038) (Wikipedia).
Szent László - Saint Ladislaus I (Poland c. 1045 - Nitra 1095), King of Hungary (1077-1095) (Wikipedia).
Szent Imre - Saint Emeric (Székesfehérvár c. 1007 - 1031), son of King St. Stephen I of Hungary (Wikipedia).

Annotation

The church is built in 1759-1778 by architect Grábner Márton. The 1778 statue of Saint Stephen was damaged in World War II and in 1967 replaced by a new statue by Antal. The two other statues were restored in 1999.

Sculptors

Antal Károly (Budapest 1909 - Budapest 1994), Hungarian sculptor (Wikipedia – Artportal).
Huber János Pál, 18th century sculptor in Hungary.

Sources & Information

Köztérkép.

Locatie (N 47°11'25" - E 18°24'35") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: hufe002; Photograph: 8 September 2012
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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