Vásárhelyi Pál-emlékszobor

The memorial statue of Pál Vásárhelyi, which is actually a group of sculptures, was consecrated as the second statue of Széchenyi Square in 1905. The young Vásárhelyi is pointing towards Tisza as if he were to take a point, he would order instructions for flood protection. The limestone platform to see the dates and the flood levels of the high-roof constructions.

Pál Vásárhelyi (Szepesolaszi, March 25, 1795 - Pest, April 8, 1846) is a Hungarian hydraulic engineer, an engineer of the regulation of the Tisza, and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His father was Mátyás Vásárhelyi, a Lutheran cantor teacher, and his mother was Mária Téglásy-Bekk. He completed the elementary school in his native village, the algimnázium in Miskolc. He studied philosophy in Prešov and here he decided to become an engineer. He graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Pest in 1816. In 1829 he was commissioned to record the terrain and water conditions of the Danube. In 1835 he was elected a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and in 1838 a full member. In 1837, with the eruption of the most dangerous rock reefs, the construction of the Vaskapu waterway on the Danube was completed, in the design and construction of which it also played a lion's share. Based on his plans, the canal draining Fertő was completed, which ensured farming on the Hanság. In 1846, he prepared the plan for the regulation of the Tisza in two versions, but he no longer ran out of his strength, because on April 8, at the meeting of the Tiszavölgyi Society, he had a heart attack in the Károlyi Palace in Pest. The regulation of the Tisza was only partially completed based on his plans. The regulation of the river was finally implemented by the modifications of the Venetian technical director Pietro Paleocapa, "writes the Wikipedia article, in summary, Introductio in praxim triangulationis (Pest, 1827); On the subject of the Buda standing bridge in Pest (Pest, 1838); A few words of warning in the Iron Gate case (Pest, 1838); On the degree of velocity in rivers, illuminated by a cross section measured on the Danube and the velocities found in it. (Yearbook of the Hungarian Scientific Society, 1845). - Unfortunately, many people confuse and exchange data on Google Maps on a regular basis. It is worth paying attention to the sculpture, it is a very beautiful, elaborate work!