The sculpture, created by Ferenc Farkas, a Zalaegerszeg Award–winning artist, depicts modern-day Zalaegerszeg and is closely linked to his other model on Mindszenty Square, which represents the Ottoman-era Egerszeg Castle as it appeared in back in 1640.
The new city model offers a three-dimensional representation of Zalaegerszeg’s 21st-century centre, highlighting its most significant historical buildings in remarkable detail. Spread across an area of 170 × 200 cm, it brings to life numerous structures that have become inseparable from the city’s story.
Cast in bronze, the model presents the depicted area at an approximate scale of 1:750. By clicking on the numbered buildings in its digital version, visitors can discover additional curiosities and background information.
Featured buildings and sites include:
- Old Town Hall
- Göcsej Museum
- Mindszentyneum
- Zalaegerszeg Court of Justice
- St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church
- Korona Salon
- Zóna
- Weighing House
- Keresztury Family Home
- Former Officers’ Club
- Arany Bárány Hotel
- Parish House
- Quarterhouse
- Onion-Domed Hospice
- Post Palace
- Former Savings Bank
- Lace Houses
- City Concert and Exhibition Hall
- Dísz Square
- Hevesi Sándor Theatre
- Lutheran Church
- Reformed Church
- Calvary Chapel
- Miklós Zrínyi Secondary School
- Vizsla Park
- Swimming Pool
- Stadium
