- CountryHungary
- Town:Pécs
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Year of creation:1956
- Rider(s):Hunyadi, János
(1407/11-1456) was a formidable general, who successfully defended the country against the Turks e.g. by winning the battle of Belgrad in 1456. He rose through the ranks of nobility and became regent of Hungary.
- Sculptor(s):Pátzay, Pál
(1896-1979) was a Hungarian sculptor who was named a deputy by a transitional Hungarian government in 1945. He made a statue memorializing Raoul Wallenberg’s fight against Nazism, which was later removed then reinterpreted by the Soviets as medical science fighting disease.
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