Turul bird statue (Tatabánya)

 statue, birds, place with historical importance

Turul is the most important mythological bird of the origin myth of the Magyars (Hungarian people). It is a messenger of god in Hungarian mythology, who sits on top of the tree of life along with the other spirits of unborn children in the form birds.
The Hungarian Turul is often represented carrying the flaming Sword of God (sword of Attila). The authentic repesentation of the Turul is always with a crown.
There were three Turul statues in Greater Hungary (before the country had its borders reconfigured by the Treaty of Trianon): one still visible on the mountain next to Tatabánya, Hungary. It is the largest bird statue in the world, and the largest bronze statue in Central Europe; the wingspan of the Turul is almost 15 meters.