Címke: sculptures

Budapest is a very diverse, very interesting city full of beautiful art. Walking on the streets of this city you will find several statues in random places. Let's see which are the 10 most interesting sculptures in Budapest! 1) Sculptures of Budapest - The Little Princess The 'Little princess' is a statue of a little girl sitting on the railings of the Danube promenade. It's one of the most popular sculptures in Budapest for tourists to take pictures of/with. It was created by László Marton in 1972. Marton's eldest daughter used to like playing in a princess costume and this image inspired him to create this statue. Few people know that copies of this sculpture can be found in the Hungarian town of Tapolca and in Japan as well, in front of the concert hall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space. 2) Sculptures of Budapest - Policeman statue An other sculpture that is very popular among tourists is a statue of a policeman, standing on the corner of Zrínyi street and Október 6. street. It was created by Illyés András and it has been standing there since 2008. It was inspired by characteristic faces of the city, and its physique was formed after the artist's grandfather. 3) Sculptures of Budapest - Anonymous The sculpture of Anonymous can be found in Vajdahunyad Castle. It portrays the anonymous author of Gesta Hungarorum (Deeds of the Hungarians), a Polish historian who was later named Gallus Anonymus. It was created by Miklós Ligeti in 1903 and it was donated to the Hungarian nation by Franz Joseph I. 4) Sculptures of Budapest - Statue of Ferenc Puskás The statue of Ferenc Puskás can be found in Óbuda. It depicts Ferenc Puskás, the most well-known Hungarian football player, playing with a ball while 3 kids are watching him.