Maria Theresa monument (Bratislava)
General view of the monument | |
Interactive map of Maria Theresa monument | |
| Location | Bratislava |
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| Designer | János Fadrusz |
| Opening date | May 16, 1897 |
| Dismantled date | 1921 |
The Maria Theresa Monument was a monumental marble equestrian sculpture of the Hungarian Queen Maria Theresa made by the prominent Hungarian Presbyterian artist János Fadrusz, which stood on today's Ľudovít Štúr Square in Bratislava (Hungarian: Pozsony, German: Pressburg) from 1897 to 1921.
On Coronation Hill Square (today's Ľudovít Štúr Square), in the presence of the Austrian Emperor and King of Hungary, Franz Joseph I, a sculptural group dedicated to his great-great-grandmother, the monarch Maria Theresa, was unveiled. Only 23 years later, the statue would be pulled down due to growing anti-Hungarian sentiment in Czechoslovakia.