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Bust of Kossuth Lajos

Bust of Kossuth Lajos
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Address:
Bogdan Hmelnyickij
Historical Hungarian county:
Bereg
Country:
Ukraine
GPS coordinates:
48.204683, 22.641737
Google map:
The bust stands at the entrance of the Kossuth Lajos High School, the largest Hungarian high school in Subcarpathia.

History

The statue has been located at the entrance of the Kossuth Lajos Secondary School since 1991, it is the work of the Munkácsy Prize-winning sculptor Somogyi Árpád. The secondary school was built between 1898 and 1901 according to the plans of the famous Hungarian architect Lechner Ödön in neo-Baroque style. It stands on the former Bocskai Street, today it is the largest Hungarian secondary school in Subcarpathia. In 1886, Kossuth lajos was elected the first honorary citizen of the town. He was the political leader of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence between 1848 and 1849.

Source:  csemadok.sk
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