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Prohászka Ottokár emlékmű

Ottokár Prohászka Monument

(Nyitra / Nitra, Slovakia, 1858 - Budapest 1927)
Hungarian theologian and Bishop of Székesfehérvár, 1905-1927
(Wikipedia)

Ohmann Béla & Weichinger Károly
1943

Székesfehérvár / Prohászka Ottokár emlékmű

Description

14.2 m high monument on a baston of the city wall. On top is a winged female with a cross and at in the lower part a relief portrait of Prohászka with inscription.

Inscription(s)

OTTOKÁR·PÜSPÖK

·1858 + 1927

Bishop Ottokár

1858 - 1927

+azért jöttem +hogy
tüzet +hozzak a világra
+és mi mást +akarok
++mint hogy égjen++ I have come to
fire to the world
and what else I want
than to burn?

Sculptors

Ohmann Béla (Budapest 1890 - Budapest 1968), Hungarian sculptor (Wikipedia – Artportal).
Weichinger Károly (Győr 1893 - Budapest 1983), Hungarian architect (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Köztérkép.

Locatie (N 47°11'33" - E 18°24'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: hufe015; Photograph: 8 September 2012
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