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Matthias Fountain MÃÂ¡tyÃÂ¡s kÃÂºtja- The spectacular fountain decorates the western forecourt of the palace. It shows a group of hunters led by King Matthias Corvinus together with hounds, a killed deer, Galeotto Marzio with a hawk and SzÃÂ©p Ilonka with a doe. This group of people stands between fallen rocks with water running down into a basin. The fountain was made by sculptor Alajos StrÃÂ³bl. The dead deer was modelled upon a majestic stag killed in 1896 by poachers in the forest owned by StrÃÂ³bl. The damaged sculpture was restored after the war. Nowadays it is probably the most photographed object in the palace.