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Szabadság tér 5-6 (V.)

Széchenyi István mellszobor

István Széchenyi bust

Count István Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék
Wien 1791 - Döbling 1860
Hungarian politician, theorist and writer, one of the greatest statesmen of Hungarian history
(Wikipedia)

Pataki Béla
1991

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

"a hitel
hija szinte
minden
mozgást
elakaszt"

SZECHENYI

lack of credit
impedes
almost all
movement

Annotation

Erected at the occassion of the 200th anniversary of Széchenyi's birth by the Magyar Hitel Bank. Two copies of the bust are placed, at the bank offices in Budapest and Nagykanizsa respectively.

Artist

Pataki Béla, Hungarian sculptor

Sources & Information

Köztérkép.
Translation: Jesus Reyes, Budapest.

Location (N 47°30'9" - E 19°3'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: hubp026; Photograph: 7 September 2012
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