Hungarian Boy Monument

53°26′30″N 14°32′21″E / 53.44167°N 14.53917°E / 53.44167; 14.53917
Location	Jan Kasprowicz Park, Szczecin, Poland
Designer	Richárd Juha
Type	Statue
Completion date	9 December 2016

The Hungarian Boy Monument ^[a] is a statue in the city of Szczecin, Poland, located in the Jan Kasprowicz Park. It was made by Richárd Juha, and unveiled on 9 December 2016. The monument commemorates the aid of Szczecin inhabitants to Budapest population during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The identical statue is located in Budapest, Hungary. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

The monument was financed by the council of Csepel, a district of Budapest, Hungary, on the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, as a acknowledgment of the aid of Szczecin inhabitants to Budapest population during the revolution. It was proposed by Szilárd Németh, a member of the National Assembly of Hungary. On 23 October 2016, in the 60th anniversary of the revolution, the identical statue was placed in Csepel. Both statues were made by sculptor Richárd Juha. The statue was unveiled in Szczecin on 9 December 2016. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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