Statue of Anonymous, Bronze statue in City Park, Budapest, Hungary.
The Statue of Anonymous is a bronze sculpture in City Park showing a seated figure draped in a hooded cloak and holding a quill pen. The face remains hidden beneath the hood, emphasizing the anonymous nature of the medieval writer it represents.
Sculptor Miklós Ligeti created this monument in 1903 to honor the unknown author of the Gesta Hungarorum. This medieval chronicle records the arrival of the Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin and serves as the oldest surviving account of Hungarian origins.
The figure honors the mysterious author who wrote the Gesta Hungarorum, a medieval chronicle documenting Hungary's early history. Visitors often touch the quill pen, feeling a connection to this unknown medieval writer whose name has been forgotten.
The monument is located in City Park along Olof Palme Street and is easy to find while walking through the green space. The spot is accessible and surrounded by quiet areas where you can pause and observe the sculpture closely.
The artist deliberately kept the figure completely anonymous beneath the hood, with no visible facial features. This choice transforms the sculpture into a symbol for all unknown writers and thinkers whose works survived but whose names were forgotten.
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