Jezdecká socha Sv. Jirí / Equestrian statue of St. George - Prague Castle (Prague)
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This Czechoslovak post stamp issued in 1982, from series devoted to Prague Castle (Pražský hrad), depicts Gothic Equestrian statue of St. George (Sv. Jirí) which is located in the Castle' 3rd courtyard.
Waymark Code: WMNHR0
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/19/2015
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This Czechoslovak post stamp issued in 1982, from series devoted to Prague Castle (Pražský hrad), depicts Gothic Equestrian statue of St. George (Sv. Jirí) which is located in the Castle' 3rd courtyard.
The bronze Gothic statue, cast by the brothers George and Martin of
Cluj in 1373, originally decorated one of the first wooden fountains in Prague Castle. In 1662, during the reign of Leopold I, Francesco Caratti designed a tank for fish and a large fountain, and he situated the equestrian statue of St. George on the fountain’s massive plinth. Today most of this fountain adorns the square in front of the Basilica of St. George at Prague Castle.
In order to prevent it from being damaged during the Theresian reconstruction of 1761, Anselmo Lurago and stonecutter Franz M. Lauermann relocated the fountain to the centre of 3rd Courtyard. In 1928, the Prague Castle architect Josip Plecnik had the Baroque fountain placed at the entrance to the Old royal palace, replacing it in its former location with a new one of his own design...