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SAINT GEORGE THE DRAGON SLAYER
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Bucharest, Romania The Anglican Church The
sculpture that tops the fountain, called
Maternity, is showing St. George as a child
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Maternity, showing St. George as a child, was
installed in front of the church in June 2008 and
it is the work of Virgil Scripcariu
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Prague Bas-relief of The St George and dragon on
the basilica St George in Prague castle
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Prague, Hrad, St. George's Basilica tympanum
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Prague bronze statue of St. George killing a
dragon, unique example of metal casting in 14th
century according to the tradition, the statue
was cast by George and Martin of Cluj in 1373
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Prague bronze statue of St. George killing a
dragon, unique example of metal casting in 14th
century according to the tradition, the statue
was cast by George and Martin of Cluj in 1373
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The original statue is stored in the collections
of the National Gallery, the actual statue is a
copy from 1967. There are currently 3 copies on
display in Sfântu Gheorghe and Cluj (Romania)
and in Budapest (Hungary)
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Cluj Napoca (Romania)
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Cluj Napoca (Romania)
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Cluj Napoca (Romania)
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An interesting detail is that the armor on the
saint is similar to the scales covering the body
of the dragon! This detail became an inspiration
for the poet and philosopher Lucian Blaga, in his
poem In front of a statue of Saint George
metaphorically capture this resemblance between
winners and losers, between the forces of good
and evil
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Cluj Napoca (Romania)
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Cluj Napoca (Romania)
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Copy in Sfântu Gheorghe (Romania)
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Sfântu Gheorghe (Romania)
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Sfântu Gheorghe (Romania) Shocking, hilarious,
weird, offensive and a lot other adjectives can
be used to describe this art work
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The History of Pharmacy Museum Cluj Napoca the
museum is tucked in the Hintz House, a historic
monument dating from the fifteenth century, which
accommodated the town's first pharmacy "St.
George" founded by a Saxon family throughout
its uninterrupted operation for almost 400 years
(1573 1949)
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Miletín (Czech Republic)
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Kursk (Russia) Arc de Triomphe
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Kursk (Russia) The massive 'Arc de Triomphe',
dominates the northern entrance to the city
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The upper part of the triumphal arch in Kursk
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Limburg (Germany) Fountain Neumarkt
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Naieni, Buzau (Romania)
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Naeni, Buzau (Romania)
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The Most Noble Order of the Garter Ex-Rothschild
collection
Germany
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St. George and the Dragon, Franconia, c. 1490
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Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) St. George and the
Dragon by Honored Artist of Russia Tatiana Holueva
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Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
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Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
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Ochsenfurt (Germany) By Fried Heuler 1926
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Palma de Mallorca One of Palma's oldest
churches, the Franciscan Basílica de Sant
Francesc. The facade of this 13th century church
in Palma was remodeled after it was struck by
lightning in the 17th century
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Palma de Mallorca The Franciscan Basílica de
Sant Francesc
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Palma de Mallorca The Franciscan Basílica de
Sant Francesc
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Saint George and the Dragon, ca. 1330 Austrian,
Vienna Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pendant with Saint George and the Dragon
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The Monument of 15 Uhlans' Regiment Poznan at
Ludgarda Street in Poznan city.Monument executed
artist sculptor Lubelski Mieczyslaw, and
architect designed surroundings in. Adam
Ballenstedt. He is been careful for jeden of the
most beautiful military monuments in Poland. In
connexion to Saint George (Polish sw. Jerzy) it
represents uhlan on horse, piercing dragon's
lance. Germans destroyed him during II world war.
He was reproduced according to prototype and
uncovered again really in 1982 year because the
powers of People's Poland earlier did not it
assent thereon. The restored surroundings of
monument in National Holiday of Independence 11
November 2000 year was has given back.In
background the dome of Franciscans' church.
Franciscan church in Poznan is the masterpiece of
woodcarvers' art and painter's, harmonized by
artists magnificently, Adam and Anthony Swachow.
There has not no parish near church. After year
1986 church copper plate along with was coated
with chapels. It altars in church were renewed
was, restoration polychromy lasts. It it rusty
already monumental steps were rebuilt was to
church, entry was remade to monastery, the
general relining of interior of monastery draws
to end.
Poznan (Poland) The Franciscans' church
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Monument to the 15th Poznan Uhlans Regiment. The
statue shows an Uhlan as Saint George attacking a
dragon with his lance Sculptor Lubelski Mieczyslaw
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Poznan (Poland) Located on a side street to the
rear of the National Museum and just below the
Royal Castle this monument was destroyed by the
Nazis and reinstated in 1982
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Riga (Latvia) House of Blackheads The original
building was erected during the first third of
the 14th century for the Brotherhood of
Blackheads, a guild for unmarried German
merchants in Riga
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Riga (Latvia) House of Blackheads The structure
was bombed to a ruin by the Germans June 28, 1941
and the remains demolished by the Soviets in
1948. The current reconstruction was erected from
1995 to 1999
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Sculptors Edvins Kruminš (Ugale 1959, Latvian
sculptor, specialized in the restoration and
reconstruction of historical monuments (CV on
Facebook).  August Volz - Latvian Augusts Folcs
(Magdeburg 1851 - Riga 1926), German-Latvian
sculptor from Riga (Wikipedia).
Riga (Latvia) House of Blackheads
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Riga (Latvia) Saint George and St. Peter's
Church Tower
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Saint George and the Dragon, - weather vane on
the gable peak. The original was made in 1622 by
the Riga silversmith Eberhart Meier
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Ryazan (Russia) Monument to Saint George Stella
is 22 meters in height stands at the crossroads
near the Moscow highway. Monument St. George is
set in the city in 2005. People's Artist of
Russia Vyacheslav Canines/Klikov (1939-2006)
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Tori (Estonia) The equestrian statue Saint
George's Fight with a Dragon designed by
professor Mati Karmin
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On the high of the Pärnu River in Tori small
country town a stone church was built in 1854
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The house of worship was destroyed during the
Second World WAR, on 22nd September 1944 the
retreating German troops blew up Tori Bridge and
set the church on fire, of which only the boulder
walls stayed up.
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Tori (Estonia) Local people wanted to restore
the church, but the representatives of the Soviet
authorities opposed the idea
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Tori (Estonia) After 1989 the church was
restored and in 2003 the first equestrian statue
in Estonia- Saint Georges Fight with a Dragon,
designed by professor Mati Karmin- was opened
beside the church
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Tori (Estonia)
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Tori (Estonia)
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Yakutsk, Russia Monument to St. George On each
side of the sculpture is surrounded by an eagle
sable, animals, entered in the emblem of the city
of Yakutsk.
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Yakutsk, Russia Monument to St. George Author
Andrew Tartyshnikov young Moscow sculptor, a
member of the artistic council of the Moscow Art
Center
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2016
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