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Nitriansky kraj Nádvorie Európy - Európa udvar (Jókaiho ulica - Jókai utca) |
Nádvorie Európy - Európa udvarEurope Place |
Various sculptors
2000-2011 |
Europe Place is a square in the center of Komárno with buildings representing the various European countries. It is an initiative of the Palatinus Civic Association, founded in 1999, who has as aim among others the "implementation memorials of famous natives and people who contributed to the development of the town."
The foundation stone for the place was laid 23 February 1999. On 16 December 2000 the first part was opened for the public.
Europe Place is made of two parts, the northern square with the houses of the European countries around the fountain and a southern part formed by the courtyard of Zichy Palace.
In Europe Place are 16 statues of historical figures and a three commemorative plaques for Hungarian architects.
1. Kráľ Ladislav I - I. László király Statue on the façade above St. Ladislaus Gate - the entrance gate at Jókai street - of the Europe Court. | |
2. Kráľ Svätý Štefan a kráľovná Gisila - Szent István király és Gizella királyné Two stone statues on the façade of the Vatican house, on the St. Stephen's Gate.
Sculpted by Csütörtöky András |
3. Hunyadi János Sculpted by Gyurcsek Ferenc (placed in 2005) |
4. Kráľovná Mária Terézia - Mária Terézia királynő Sculpted by Győrfi Lajos |
5. Kráľ Žigmund - Zsigmond király Sculpted by Péter Gáspár (placed in 2003) |
6. Kráľ Karol I. - I. Károly király Sculpted by Darázs Rozália (placed in 2007) |
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7. Kráľ Ľudovít I. - I. Lajos király Sculpted by Győrfi Lajos |
8. Kráľ Ondrej II. - II. András király Sculpted by Bartusz György |
9. Kráľ Belo III. - III. Béla király Sculpted by Bartusz György |
10. Kráľ Belo IV. - IV. Béla király Sculpted by Darázs Rozália |
11. Kráľ Matej I. - I. Mátyás király Sculpted by Szilva Emőke |
12. Kráľovná Alžbeta - Erzsébet királyné Sculpted by Mihály Gábor (unveiled 16 December 2011) |
13. Kossuth Lajos Sculpted by Gyurcsek Ferenc |
14. Széchenyi István Bronze statue of Széchenyi holding a model of the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in his hands (he supported the construction of this first permanent bridge between Buda and Pest, which nowadays bears his name, in Hungarian 'Széchenyi Lánchíd'), standing on a column. Sculpted by Gyurcsek Ferenc (placed in 2008) |
15. Esterházy János Sculpted by Janzer Frigyes (unveiled 16 December 2011) |
16. Bél Mátyás Sculpted by Péter Gáspár (Unveiled 16 December 2011) |
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17. Medgyaszay István (Budapest 1877 - Budapest 1959) Hungarian architect (Wikipedia). Commemorative plaque with bronze relief portrait and a quote from him. The plaque is on the façade of the Liechtenstein house. Sculpted by Darázs Rozália (placed in 2007) |
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18. Kós Károly (Temesvár / Timişoara 1883 - Cluj 1977) Hungarian architect, writer, illustrator, ethnologist and politician of Austria-Hungary and Romania (Wikipedia). Commemorative plaque with bust and a quote from a letter "Az én világom" In my World by KÓs, 1909 (full text). The plaque is on the south façade of the Transsylvanian house. Sculpted by Csütörtöky András (placed in 2004) |
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19. Lechner Ödön (Pest 1845 - Budapest 1914) Hungarian architect, nicknamed the "Hungarian Gaudí" (Wikipedia). Commemorative plaque with bust and the first lines of Ödön's article 'Magyar formanyelv nem volt, hanem lesz.' in the journal Művészet 5.1 (1906) (full text). The plaque is on the east façade of the Transsylvanian house. Sculpted by Csütörtöky András (placed in 2004) |
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