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Statue of Egressy Béni

Socha básnika Béniho Egressyho
Statue of Egressy Béni
Socha básnika Béniho Egressyho
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Address:
Hradná
Historical Hungarian county:
Komárom
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
47.755666, 18.132955
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History

The nearly three meters tall statue of the Hungarian composer Egressy Béni was unveiled in 2018 for the 170th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence between 1848 and 1849. It is the artwork of the scupltor Nagy János. Egressy Béni is remembered as the "father of the Hungarian song".

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