Lajos Kossuth by photosynthesis
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Description
A group of statues outside the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest.
From Wikipedia:
"Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (archaically English: Louis Kossuth) 19 September 1802 – 20 March 1894) was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Governor-President of the Kingdom of Hungary during the revolution of 1848–49. With the help of his talent in oratory in political debates and public speeches, Kossuth emerged from a poor gentry family into regent-president of Kingdom of Hungary. As the most influential contemporary American journalist Horace Greeley said of Kossuth: “Among the orators, patriots, statesmen, exiles, he has, living or dead, no superior.” Kossuth's powerful English and American speeches so impressed and touched the most famous contemporary American orator Daniel Webster, that he wrote a book about Kossuth's life. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in Great Britain and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe. Kossuth's bronze bust can be found in the United States Capitol with the inscription: "Father of Hungarian Democracy, Hungarian Statesman, Freedom Fighter, 1848–1849"
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Comments (6)
durleybeachbum
So interesting !
Faemike55
Thanks for the lesson in democracy - it does work, when given a chance
Great photo
beachsidelegs
Wonderful statue :)
helanker
I didnt know that. A great shot.
sossy
impressive sculptures and I always love sandy color tones against blue sky 😀
anahata.c
you captured the feel of these monuments, just as they'd want to be captured---looking up, the stone dominating, and the key person---here, Kossuth---right in the center. And you got an angle that got rid of most of the background buildings, so the stark stone of the monument stands alone, almost. (I didn't know about Kossuth, apparently he was a good man.) You caught the spirit of the monument and what we know of the man.