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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 ...
Statue of Karel Havlíček Borovský, Prague; Statue of Mikuláš Karlach; Statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Prague; Statue of Saint George, Prague Castle; Statue of Saint Joseph, Charles Square; Statue of Saint Procopius (Vyšehrad) Statue of Saint Sebastian (Vyšehrad) Statue of Saint Wenceslas (Bendl) Statue of Saint Wenceslas (Vosmík ...
David is a bronze statue of the biblical hero by the Italian Early Renaissance sculptor Donatello, probably made in the 1440s. Nude except for helmet and boots, it is famous as the first unsupported standing work of bronze cast during the Renaissance , and the first freestanding nude male sculpture made since antiquity.
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, Prague Castle; Statue of Saint Joseph, Charles Square; Statue of Saint Procopius (Vyšehrad ...
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 ...
(socha sv. Josefa) This statue was designed by Josef Max and sponsored by Josef Bergmann, a tradesman in Prague. It depicts St. Joseph leading a small Christ, and is situated on a pseudo-Gothic base. It replaced a statue with the same motif by Jan Brokoff, designed in 1706. This was damaged by cannon fire during the 1848 revolution and was replaced by the current statue in 1854. . Statue of St ...
The third courtyard (Czech: Třetí nádvoří Pražského hradu) is one of four at Prague Castle, in Prague, Czech Republic. It features an obelisk and statue of Saint George . External links