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Destroyed Bust of Prince Rákóczi Ferenc II

Destroyed Bust of Prince Rákóczi Ferenc II
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
destroyed
Settlement:
Marosvásárhely, Târgu Mureș
Address:
Strada Arany János
Historical Hungarian county:
Maros-Torda
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.5474484873, 24.5591008152
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History

Rákóczi Ferenc II, the leader of the Hungarian War of Independence was proclaimed Prince of Transylvania in Marosvásárhely, and during the dualism (Austro-Hungarian Monarchy) several public places bore Rákóczi's name. In 1907, on the 200th anniversary of his inauguration, a bust of Rákóczi was unveiled in a small park at the intersection of Kossuth Street and Arany János Street (where the Petőfi statue now stands). It was the work of the sculptor Székely Károly from Marosvásárhely, and was based on a depiction of the prince by Mányoki Ádám. In 1919 the occupying Romanians removed this statue, along with the other Hungarian statues.

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