Matthias Corvinus Monumental Complex Cluj-Napoca

The statue of Matthias Corvinus, in fact the sculptural complex which has in its centre the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490), is located in Piata Unirii (Union Square), central public space of Klausenburg medieval city, at approximately 500 metres from the house in which he was born in 1443 as son of John Hunyadi (1407-1456) and Elisabeth, who became King of Hungary. The model of this statue was made by the sculptors Janos Fadrusz and Lajos Pakey, obtaining in 1900 the biggest award of the Universal Exhibition from Paris.

Matthias Corvinus is surrounded by four modern leaders: Blasiu Magyar – the commander of Black Army, Stephen Zapolya – the second person in the Hungarian state, Paul Chinezul (Paul the Chinese) the ban – leader of Timis County, Stephen Bathory, voivode of Transylvania. The monument is made of bronze and it was inaugurated in 1902. In 1919, the historian Nicolae Iorga intervenes for preserving the monument on the current location, placing a small plate on the pedestal in which the Romanian origin of the Hungarian king was also mentioned.