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Title Proper/Title Text
Padiglione dell'Ungheria - view from the main entrance

Related Protagonists

• Ligeti, Miklós

Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca.

Dimensions Description
14x9 cm

Inscription Language
Italian (Language)

Related Built Environment Objects

• Pavilion of Hungary

Descriptive Note Text

This black-and-white photo postcard shows the main entrance to the Pavilion of Hungary. One can see the catenary half-dome above the geometric portal, which was made of brass sheets embossed with wrought iron and carried the motif of the Holy Crown of Saint Stephen. The portal was guarded, at each side, by three ceramic eosin-glazed warrior gods leaning on the hilts of large swords more than one and one-half times life size. Created by renowned sculptor Miklós Ligeti, these statues of the ancient Hungarian Gods of War wore golden helmets and emphasized the overall martial message of the Pavilion.

 

Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)

Current Repository Numbers
CDC-PC-PHUN-0016