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This building is a spatial expression of an ancient symbol »S«. This is one of the basic symbols found in Hungarian folk art, but it can also be seen in countless areas of Eurasia, places once inhabited by Celts and Scythians. The structure's floor plan consists of two, symmetrically placed S symbols, lying along the east-west axis. The two symbols, while related to one another, are representing the dynamic balance of opposites as found in light/dark, male/female, Sun/Moon, in other words, the yin and yang. This is why the tower displays the Moon and the Sun, and also why the angel of lightness and the angel of darkness stand on either side. The Christian idea of the Androgynous Being, Jesus Christ, must be born out of these pairs of opposites. His statue therefore stands in the centre, above the altar.