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War memorial 1914-18

Pásztor János & Hikisch Rezső
1929/37

Székesfehérvár / I. világháborús emlékmű

Description

On the back wall of the church is a Greek temple entrance to the crypt surmounted by a bronze sculpture group - dating from 1929 - depicting a soldier holding a laurel wreath and sitting on a prancing horse, a second soldier stands and a wounded soldier lying on the ground. In front of the "temple" is a sarcophagus with a dead soldier on it, made of stone and placed in 1937.

Inscription(s)

mcmxiv PRO PATRIA mcmxviii

"be szép ilyen végzetes néppel
ugyanannak tudni magunkat" ady

translation?

Signed: pásztor jános / hikisch rezső

Sculptors

Hikisch Rezső (Budapest 1876 - Budapest 1934), Hungarian architect (Wikipedia).
Pásztor János (Gyoma 1881 - Budapest 1945), Hungarian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Köztérkép.

Locatie (N 47°11'26" - E 18°24'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: hufe023; Photograph: 8 September 2012
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