Feb 2, 2012
Mythical Turul Bird, Buda Castle, Budapest
The statue of mythical Turul bird that guards the Buda castle. The flying Turul bird’s statue marks Hungary's millennium anniversary in 1896. The Turul is the most important bird in the origin myth of the Magyars (Hungarian people). It is a divine messenger, and perches on top of the tree of life along with the other spirits of unborn children in the form of birds. The Turul became a symbol of power, strength, and nobility, and it is still used today on the coat of arms of the Hungarian Army and the Office of National Security.
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I like the statue of the mythical bird very much. Interesting shots and post.
Oh, I love this! What a great capture for the day, Indrani! And perfect against those beautiful blue skies! Enjoy your weekend!
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Is this similar to Vulture (it's nose resembles it a lot). Behind this picture there's so much of history, belief and myths!
Interesting myth!Great skies Indrani.
Happy weekend.
How wonderful that you made it to Budapest. I'd love to go there myself some day. I like your snapshots :-)
A wonderful but of Hungarian mythology. I have sometimes wondered about the creature on the Hungarian coat of arms, thanks for the info and great shots.
beautifully captured!
My grandmother saw this as a small child . . .
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Your shot is angled where the bird is soaring up the skies!
Cool capture , nice to know about this bird.
Captured so beautifully! Have a great weekend.
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What a fierce and majestic bird! Lovely shots.
Beautifulpicture and well written piece
really cool shots!
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Very good photos.
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Very lively looking sculpture ! looks as if it would fly away right away !
Wonderful perspectives, Indrani!
Nice photos, I like, awesome Turul Mythical Bird. Greetings.
Cool shot! Love statues of mythical creatures.
Thanks for telling us about the turul bird -- I had not heard about that one. I like your photos of the bird against the sky.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, so so very excellent. From the little cropped image on C C with your link, I first thought this was going to be a gargoyle.
Love this.
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Love the patina on that statue. Nice photo!
Very, very interesting to learn of this mythical bird and great photos.
Beautiful capture and interesting post!
What a cool bird statue! A lovely look at the sky. Great photo, Indrani!
Love the shot and the history behind it!
I love the perspective of your photos. Thanks for sharing the history.
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