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Statue of Saint Wenceslas (Bendl)

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Statue in Prague, Czech Republic Not to be confused with Statue of Saint Wenceslas, Wenceslas Square or Statue of Wenceslaus I, Charles Bridge.
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Statue of Saint Wenceslas
Czech: Socha svatého Václava
The sculpture in 2005
Typesculpture
Mediumsandstone
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°03′56″N 14°25′02″E / 50.06556°N 14.41722°E / 50.06556; 14.41722

The statue of Saint Wenceslas (Czech: Socha svatého Václava) is an outdoor sculpture by Johann-Georg Bendl from 1680, installed at Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic. The statue formerly stood in the middle of Wenceslas Square, near Grandhotel Evropa, but was moved to Vyšehrad in 1879.

References

  1. "Jezdecká socha sv. Václava, Praha 2-Vyšehrad". Hrady.cz. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

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Public art in Prague
Works
Charles Bridge


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