Matthias Corvinus at Jakab's Palace / Jakabov palác - Košice (East Slovakia)
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Depicted stone royal CoA of Matthias Corvinus, from period when he was a king of Bohemia and Hungary, you can find on the wall beside the main entrance of Jakab's Palace in Košice centre.
Waymark Code: WMJC14
Location: Košický kraj, Slovakia
Date Posted: 10/27/2013
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Depicted stone royal CoA of Matthias Corvinus, from period when he was a king of Bohemia and Hungary, you can find on the wall beside the main entrance of Jakab's Palace in Košice centre.
Matthias Corvinus (Hungarian: Hunyadi Mátyás, Slovak: Matej Korvín, Czech: Matyáš Korvín; *February 23th, 1443 – †April 6th, 1490), was King of Hungary (as Matthias I) and Croatia from 1458, at the age of 14 until his death. After conducting several military campaigns he became also King of Bohemia (1469–1490), and Duke of Austria (1486–1490). With his patronage Hungary became the first European country which adopted the Renaissance from Italy. As a Renaissance ruler, he established education institutions, patronized art and science, and introduced a new legal system in the Kingdom of Hungary. In the era of his kingship, Matthias strongly endeavored to follow the model and ideas of the philosopher-king as described in Plato’s Republic. [wiki]
The Jakab's Palace, located just between the Košice Railway Station and Hlavná ulica (Main Street), was bulit in 1899 by Peter Jakab, owner of Kosice's brick yard. This Palace, a nice example of neo-Gothic style, was also a seat for Czechoslovakian President Eduard Beneš in the end of WWII.