Turul monument

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The Turul monument is a massive bronze statue of a mythic bird overlooking Tatabánya, Hungary, symbolizing Hungarian national identity and the conquest of the Carpathian Basin.

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Turul Monument 2
Turul monument canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
accessibleBy hiking trail
road
country Hungary
culture Hungarian
dedicatedTo Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin
Árpád-era Hungarian tribes
depicts Turul
erectedIn 1907
genre national memorial
hasCoordinateLocation 47.569°N 18.404°E
hasLighting illuminated at night
hasPart bronze bird statue
stone pedestal
hasView Danube River valley (distant view)
linked to: Danube valley

Gerecse Hills
linked to: Gerecse Mountains
hasVisitorPurpose national commemoration
sightseeing
height approximately 15 metres
heritageDesignation monument of national significance in Hungary
imageDepicts Turul monument overlooking Tatabánya
inception 1907
languageOfSurroundingSignage English
Hungarian
locatedIn Komárom-Esztergom County
Tatabánya
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Szelim cave
Tatabánya lookout points
locatedOn Kő-hegy
materialUsed bronze
overlooks M1 motorway
Tatabánya
ownedBy Municipality of Tatabánya
partOf Hungarian national memorial sites
subjectHasRole mythical bird of Hungarian legend
symbolizes Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin
Hungarian national identity
touristType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
usesMotive Turul in Hungarian mythology
wingspan approximately 15 metres

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Tatabánya hasLandmark Turul monument
Szelim cave locatedNear Turul Monument
linked to: Turul monument
Szelim cave hasViewOf Turul Monument
linked to: Turul monument