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Caroline Column

Obeliscul Carolina
Caroline Column
Obeliscul Carolina
Kolozsvár 02
Taz666, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Address:
Piața Muzeului 2
Historical Hungarian county:
Kolozs
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.7717043429, 23.5871366437
Google map:

History

Emperor Franz I and his wife Caroline Augusta visited Kolozsvár in August 1817. To commemorate this visit, the town's chief magistrate, Páll Sámuel, initiated the erection of a memorial column in 1818. It was not finally erected until 1831 for lack of funds. It was moved from the Main Square to its present location before the statue of King Matthias of Hungary was erected.

Source:  csemadok.sk
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