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1. Cluj-Napoca City Hall – Matthias Corvinus Monument loop from Mănăștur

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2. Cluj-Napoca City Hall – Matthias Corvinus Monument loop from Cluj Napoca

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3. Cluj-Napoca City Hall – Matthias Corvinus Monument loop from Grigorescu

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MW aus LE

April 28, 2017

The central figure depicts the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), a native of Cluj.

This imposing statue of King Matthias Corvinus - Romanian Matei Corvin - stands in front of St. Michael's Church.

The equestrian statue was created by the sculptor Ioan Fadrusz and the architect Pakei Lajos.

Matthias was born in 1443 in Cluj and died in Vienna in 1490. He was King of Hungary from 1458 to 1490 and in personal union also the Kingdom of Croatia. Legend has it that he went disguised as a beggar or a student disguised among the people, in order to inform themselves about the concerns and desires of the people.

The statue was awarded the Grand Prix at the Paris World Fair of 1900 and was solemnly unveiled at its present location in 1902.

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RS7

March 29, 2024

This listed monument, designed by János Fadrusz and opened in 1902, depicts Matthias Corvinus. It is listed in the National Register of Historical Monuments in Romania and has the number CJ-III-mA-07819. After the sculpture was cast in bronze in the ore foundry, another small plaster model was made and sent to the World Exhibition in Paris. The plaster pattern was awarded the Grand Prix, the World's Fair's highest honor.

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gdincu

March 16, 2018

Matei Corvin (born in Cluj) ruled Hungary between 1458 and 1490. Matei was known as a reputed and feared fighter against the Ottomans while also being loved by his people for granting them many economic privileges.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Corvinus

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Location: Cluj, Romania

Matthias Corvinus Monument

1. Cluj-Napoca City Hall – Matthias Corvinus Monument loop from Mănăștur

2. Cluj-Napoca City Hall – Matthias Corvinus Monument loop from Cluj Napoca

3. Cluj-Napoca City Hall – Matthias Corvinus Monument loop from Grigorescu

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