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Bust of Queen Elisabeth of Hungary

Bust of Queen Elisabeth of Hungary
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
destroyed
Settlement:
Kolozsvár, Cluj-Napoca
Address:
Parcul Cetățuia
Historical Hungarian county:
Kolozs
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.7736821408, 23.5822450172
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History

The erection of a statue in memory of Queen Elizabeth was proposed as early as 1898, after the assassination of the Empress. The statue, made by Stróbl Alajos, was unveiled on 16 June 1901 and its ornate pedestal was designed by the great Transylvanian architect Pákey Lajos. The statue was removed by the occupying Romanians in 1919. The neoclassical pedestal still stands in its original place, undeservedly abandoned and overgrown by vegetation. At the end of September 2011, the statue was discovered in the basement of the Bánffy Palace, home to the Museum of Fine Arts. In May 2012, a replica of the statue was erected in the courtyard of the Evangelical Bishopric in the town centre.

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