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Bust of Petőfi Sándor

Statuia lui Petofi Sandor
Bust of Petőfi Sándor
Statuia lui Petofi Sandor
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Settlement:
Nagyvárad, Oradea
Address:
Parcul Petőfi Sándor
Historical Hungarian county:
Bihar
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
47.0652112839, 21.9354016454
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History

The bust has been on display in Petőfi Park (former Schlauch Garden) since 1991. Farkas József's work made from artificial stone originally stood in the Bunyitay Grove in the 1960s, but was brought out of hiding after the regime change. Petőfi Sándor was the poet of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-49.

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