Béla Lugosi Bust

The Béla Lugosi Bust in Budapest’s City Park, is actually a piece of gorilla art that has become a much-loved attraction in the city.

Béla Lugosi Bust
City Park – Vajdahunyad Castle facade – Budapest
GPS: 47.514696, 19.083403

In 2003, German artist Hartmut Zech made a bust of Béla Lugosi. In July that year, when he and some friends took a trip to Budapest, he brought it along in hopes of finding a home for the sculpture. In City Park, he noticed an empty alcove on a corner of the Vajdahunyad Castle, and late that night, with help from his friends, installed the statue on a ledge about 10 feet up the facade.

The Hungarian-American actor Béla Lugosi was born Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó in Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania). He’s known for portraying the eponymous character in Dracula on Broadway in 1927 and in the 1931 film adaptation (both loosely based on Bram Stoker’s novel) as well as his later work in Ed Wood’s films, including the cult classic Plan 9 From Outer Space.

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