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The equestrian statue of Saint George (Czech: Socha svatého Jiří) is installed at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic. The bronze sculpture was created in 1373 by Transylvanian Saxon sculptors Martin and Georg of "Clussenberch", today's Cluj (Martinum et Georgium de Clussenberch in the Latin inscription, in which the dialectal Saxon city name is used). [1]
St. George's Basilica (Czech: Bazilika sv. Jiří) is the oldest surviving church building within Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic. The basilica was founded by Vratislaus I of Bohemia in 920. It is dedicated to Saint George. Primarily Romanesque in style, it is part of the collection of buildings that comprise the castle, the political ...
St. George's Convent (Czech: klášter svatého Jiří) was a community of Benedictine nuns located in Prague Castle in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) between 973 and 1782. Founded in 973, [ 1 ] the abbey was next to the seat of ecclesiastical and state power in Bohemia and occasionally the entire Holy Roman Empire , and played an important ...
The Basilica of Saint George and the Basilica of St. Vitus were founded under the reign of Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia and his son Wenceslaus I in the first half of the 10th century. The first convent in Bohemia was founded in the castle, next to the church of St. George. A Romanesque palace was erected here during the 12th century.
Statue of Jan Neruda, Prague; Statue of Jaroslav Hašek; Statue of John of Nepomuk, Vyšehrad; Statue of John the Baptist, Maltézské Square; Statue of Josef Jungmann; Statue of Judah Loew ben Bezalel; Statue of Karel Havlíček Borovský, Prague; Statue of Mikuláš Karlach; Statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Prague; Statue of Saint George ...
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St George's Altar (or Altar with the Death of the Virgin Mary) is a large Gothic altarpiece from the 1460s-70s, originally placed in the St. George's Convent at Prague Castle. It belongs to the property of the Metropolitan Chapter of St. Vitus Cathedral and is on loan to the exhibition of medieval art of the National Gallery in Prague .
Prague is one of the biggest slave markets in Europe as a center of the Prague slave trade. [2] 973 St. George's Convent established in Prague Castle. St. George's Basilica building expanded. 1085 – Coronation of Vratislaus II of Bohemia. 1172 – Judith Bridge built. 1235 – Wenceslaus I of Bohemia organised the building of a City wall. [1]