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==Statues and other memorials== [[File:Statue of Béla Bartók, Makó.jpg|thumb|right|Statue of Bartók in [[Makó]], Hungary]] [[File:Musik Meile Wien, Béla Bartók (30).jpg|thumb|220px|upright|Walk of Fame, [[Vienna]]]] [[File:Statue_at_South_Kensington_Béla_Bartók_1881-1945_Hungarian_composer.jpg|thumb|Statue at South Kensington, London SW7]] * A statue of Bartók stands in [[Brussels]], Belgium, near the [[Brussels Central Station|central train station]] in a public square, Spanjeplein-Place d'Espagne.<ref>{{wikicite|reference=2014. [http://www.brusselsremembers.com/memorials/bela-bartok Statue: Béla Bartók]. Brussels Remembers: Memorials of Brussels (accessed 17 June 2014).}}</ref>{{sfn|Dicaire|2010|p=145}} * A statue stands outside Malvern Court, London, south of the [[South Kensington tube station]], and just north of Sydney Place. An [[English Heritage]] [[blue plaque]], unveiled in 1997, now commemorates Bartók at 7 Sydney Place, where he stayed when performing in London.<ref>{{wikicite|reference="[http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/discover/blue-plaques/search/bartok-bela-1881-1945 Bartók, Béla (1881–1945) Plaque erected in 1997 by English Heritage at 7 Sydney Place, South Kensington, London SW7 3NL, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]". English Heritage website (Accessed 19 October 2012).}}</ref>{{sfn|Jones|2012}} * A statue of him was installed in front of the house in which Bartók spent his last eight years in Hungary, at Csalán út 29, in the hills above Budapest. It is now operated as the Béla {{ill|Bartók Memorial House|de|Béla-Bartók-Gedenkhaus}} (Bartók Béla Emlékház).{{sfn|Tudzin|2010}} Copies of this statue also stand in [[Makó]] (the closest Hungarian city to his birthplace, which is now in Romania), Paris, London and Toronto.<ref>{{cite web |title=Béla Bartók statue |url=https://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Hungary/West/Budapest/photo1510507.htm |website=www.trekearth.com |language=en |access-date=30 November 2021 |archive-date=30 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130053600/https://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Hungary/West/Budapest/photo1510507.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> * A bust and plaque located at his last residence, in New York City at 309 W. [[57th Street (Manhattan)|57th Street]], inscribed: "The Great Hungarian Composer / Béla Bartók / (1881–1945) / Made His Home In This House / During the Last Year of His Life".{{sfn|Matthews|2012}} * A bust of him is located in the front yard of [[Ankara State Conservatory]], Ankara, Turkey, next to the bust of [[Ahmet Adnan Saygun]].<ref name=bachtrack>{{cite web |last1=Liscia-Beaurenaut |first1=Pierre |title=Retracing Bartók's footsteps: a statuesque world-tour |url=https://bachtrack.com/feature-bartok-statues-around-the-world-may-2021 |website=bachtrack.com |access-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718063951/https://bachtrack.com/feature-bartok-statues-around-the-world-may-2021 |archive-date=18 July 2022 |language=en |date=5 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> * In 1999, Bartók was inducted into the [[American Classical Musical Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bartok, Bela |url=https://classicalwalkoffame.org/view-inductees/?id=8 |website=[[American Classical Music Hall of Fame]] |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref> * A bust of him is located in the front yard of [[Ankara State Conservatory]], Ankara, Turkey, next to the bust of [[Ahmet Adnan Saygun]].<ref name=bachtrack>{{cite web |last1=Liscia-Beaurenaut |first1=Pierre |title=Retracing Bartók's footsteps: a statuesque world-tour |url=https://bachtrack.com/feature-bartok-statues-around-the-world-may-2021 |website=bachtrack.com |access-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718063951/https://bachtrack.com/feature-bartok-statues-around-the-world-may-2021 |archive-date=18 July 2022 |language=en |date=5 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> * A bronze statue of Bartók, sculpted by [[Imre Varga]] in 2005, stands in the front lobby of [[The Royal Conservatory of Music]], 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. * A bronze bust of Bartók stands in the [[Anton Scudier Central Park]] in [[Timișoara]], Romania. This park has an "Alley of Personalities", set up in 2009 and featuring busts of famous "Romanians". Sânnicolau Mare (Nagyszentmiklós in Hungarian), the small town where Bartók was born in 1881, is situated some 58 kilometres north-west of Timișoara, and is just inside Romania today, near the border with Hungary. * A statue of Bartók, sculpted by Imre Varga, stands near the river [[Seine]] in the public park at {{ill|Square Béla-Bartók|fr}}, 26 place de Brazzaville, in Paris, France.<ref>{{wikicite|reference="[http://www.eutouring.com/square_bela_bartok.html Square Béla Bartók in Paris]" Eutouring.com website (2 August) (accessed 4 July 2014).}}</ref> * Also to be noted, in the same park, a sculptural transcription of the composer's research on tonal harmony, the fountain/sculpture ''Cristaux'' designed by [[Jean-Yves Lechevallier]] in 1980. * An expressionist sculpture by Hungarian sculptor [[András Beck]] in {{ill|Square Henri-Collet|fr}}, Paris [[16th arrondissement of Paris|16th arrondissement]]. * A statue of him also stands in the city centre of [[Târgu Mureș]], Romania.<ref name=bachtrack/> * A statue (seated) of Bartók is also situated in front of {{ill|Nákó Castle|hu|Nákó-kastély}}, in his hometown, [[Nagyszentmiklós]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://voceatimisului.ro/statuia-compozitorului-bela-bartok-dezvelita-in-fata-castelului-din-sannicolau-mare-ce-personalitati-au-luat-parte-la-eveniment/|title=Statuia compozitorului Béla Bartók, dezvelită în fața castelului din Sânnicolau Mare. Ce personalități au luat parte la eveniment|date=6 September 2015|lang=ro|access-date=12 June 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928165930/https://voceatimisului.ro/statuia-compozitorului-bela-bartok-dezvelita-in-fata-castelului-din-sannicolau-mare-ce-personalitati-au-luat-parte-la-eveniment/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Bartok has star on the Walk of Fame on Karlsplatz-Passage in [[Vienna]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://austria-forum.org/af/Bilder_und_Videos/Bilder_Wien/1010_Gedenktafeln/4086 | title=Bela Bartok-Gedenkstern }}</ref>
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