{"id":357890,"date":"2020-05-08T11:50:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T10:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/?p=357890"},"modified":"2020-03-11T13:36:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T12:36:02","slug":"statues-of-budapest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/en\/2020\/05\/08\/goodapest-en-2\/statues-of-budapest\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Peculiar Statues of Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public art enriches our physical environments, supports local identity through providing an access to aesthetics, makes cultural heritage a tangible community asset, opens eyes, makes public spaces more approachable, and most importantly, brightens your mood. In this month\u2019s Budapest Uncovered, we\u2019ll introduce you to some of the city\u2019s most peculiar statues and the stories behind them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Dogs of the University of Veterinary Medicine<\/h2>\n

Located on the umbrageous campus of Budapest\u2019s University of Veterinary Medicine (founded in 1787, the university also functions as an animal clinic), sculptor G\u00e1bor Ben\u0151 Pog\u00e1ny\u2019s group of statues showcases the nine traditional dog breeds of Hungary, arranged in a circle around a ring-shaped wooden bench. Made of bronze and unveiled in 2016, the canine collective comprises of a pumi, mudi, puli, kuvasz, komondor, Transylvanian hound, Hungarian greyhound, Hungarian vizsla, and a Hungarian wirehaired vizsla statue, but the surrounding parkland gives home to a number of other attractions worthy of our attention, such as the imposing statue of a Hungarian grey cattle bull (sculpted by B\u00e9la Domonkos), or Imre Steindl\u2019s Neo-Renaissance brick-buildings.<\/p>\n

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Miniart<\/h2>\n

One can walk past the statues of Ukraine-born Hungarian sculptor Mih\u00e1ly Kolodko every day without even noticing them. The reason? They\u2019re extremely small. Kolodko\u2019s first miniature statue, portraying the worm F\u0151kukac from the Hungarian cartoon series A nagy ho-ho-horg\u00e1sz, was planted in front of 15 Bem rakpart in 2016. Since then, the sculptor has erected more than a dozen statues citywide, including the scaled-down model of a travel-ready Franz Liszt at the Budapest Airport, a tiny Rubik\u2019s cube located opposite of the Parliament on the side of the stairs leading from Batthy\u00e1ny t\u00e9r to the Danube, a squirrel who committed suicide hidden neatly behind the statue of detective Columbo in Falk Miksa utca, and the rabbit with checkered ears at the top of the Castle Hill Funicular.<\/p>\n

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Wooden Monsters<\/h2>\n

On the opposite extreme to Mih\u00e1ly Kolodko\u2019s miniature sculptures, you can find the monumental public animal installations of G\u00e1bor Mikl\u00f3s Sz\u0151ke. Besides Budapest, the works of the world-renowned Hungarian artist can be found in Italy, the United States, Austria, Russia, Bahrain, Slovakia, Croatia, and Romania. To get a comprehensive look at Sz\u0151ke\u2019s unique style (characterized by the use of hardwood and stainless steel, and a dynamic blend of French romanticism and industrial chic), pay a visit to his studio at the former factory grounds of Csepel M\u0171vek. You can also spot the sculptor\u2019s beastly structures in the courtyard of downtown ruin bar Doboz, inside the lobby of Hotel Clark, in front of V\u00e1rkert Baz\u00e1r, and the Epreskert Art Colony in District VI.<\/p>\n

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Woman On the Balcony<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re strolling along Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly \u00fat and have a sharp eye, you can easily catch the figure of a young woman, leaning over the railing of 61 Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly \u00fat\u2019s first-floor balcony and gazing into the distance with a yearning look on her face. The eerie sculpture has been frozen in a state of constant alertness since the 1912 construction of the 4-story high apartment building, designed for the wealthy sewing machine magnate Man\u00f3 P\u00e1pai by Lajos Ybl, the nephew of renowned architect Mikl\u00f3s Ybl. According to one legend, the statue depicts a woman watching on as his husband leaves for WWI. She would spend hours every day for the next few years leaning over the balcony in hopes of spotting her returning spouse. When she received news of her husband\u2019s death, the woman dropped dead instantly. The death notice proved to be wrong, and when the husband came home from Russian captivity he set up his late wife\u2019s statue and walled off the balcony. The truth, of course, is a little bit less poetic: the statue was inspired by the stone women of the Bourges Palais, whose photograph was shown to the architect by his son, Ervin.<\/p>\n

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Anonymous<\/h2>\n

Opposite of City Park\u2019s fairy-tale-looking Vajdahunyad Castle, a hooded, faceless man sits on his heavy, white marble throne, holding a pen in his right hand, his legs positioned nonchalantly and covered by his wrinkled cloak. It is the sculpture of Anonymous, the famous medieval notary of King B\u00e9la III, and author of the Gesta Hungarorum, a book about the origins of the Magyars and their conquest of the Carpathian Basin. The statue was created in 1902 by Mikl\u00f3s Ligeti (born M\u00f3ric L\u0151wy), a follower of Rodin, and the same person who later on sculpted the above-mentioned leaning woman of Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly \u00fat. Donated to the Hungarian nation by the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph, this enigmatic and ominous piece of metal is one of the most iconic sculptures of Budapest, as well as a popular site of pilgrimage: writers from all over the world stroke the shiny tip of his pen for inspiration or to become better at their craft.<\/p>\n

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