"Gloria Victis" - San Francisco, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 46.831 W 122° 25.282
10S E 550953 N 4181621
A sculpture dedicated to the 1956 Hungarian uprising.
Waymark Code: WMAKZ3
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2011
Views: 9
The statue is in the courtyard of a California State building on Van Ness Ave.
The sculpture shows the Spirit of Hungary, with arms raised to the sky and a kneeling mother who mourns the body of her fallen young.
The plaque reads: "Glory to the Vanquished "The Magyar spirit shall abide immortal and rise triumphant to redeem mankind."
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Adress of the monument:
505 Van Ness
San Francisco, CA USA
When was this monument palced?: 1986
Who placed this monument?: Hungarian Freedom Fighters Federation Inc
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