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Statue of St. George the Dragon Slayer

Statue of St. George the Dragon Slayer
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Kolozsvár, Cluj-Napoca
Address:
Strada Mihail Kogălniceanu
Historical Hungarian county:
Kolozs
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.7680889905, 23.5952357209
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History

The statue is a replica of the statue of St George the Dragonslayer standing in Hradčany in Prague. The original statue was made by the brothers Márton and György of Kolozsvár. Its replica was erected on 28 September 1904 in Kolozsvár. The plaster replica of the Prague statue was donated to the town by Emperor Franz Joseph, on the basis of which the statue was made by the sculptor Róna József from Budapest. Its pedestal and the iron lattice fence surrounding the statue were designed by Lux Kálmán.

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