Unicorn - Den Bosch, NL - Epic Beings and Creatures on Waymarking.com

The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead.

In European folklore, the unicorn is often depicted as a white horse-like or goat-like animal with a long horn, cloven hooves, and sometimes a goat's beard. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could be captured only by a virgin. In the encyclopedias, its horn was said to have the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness. In medieval and Renaissance times, the tusk of the narwhal was sometimes sold as unicorn horn.

The unicorn continues to hold a place in popular culture. It is often used as a symbol of fantasy or rarity

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This epic creature can be found above the entrance of the Albers Drugstore at the market square in Den Bosch. The unicorn has a golden horn.
Several people speculated why there is a unicorn above the entrance of the Albers drugstore. Because of the medicinal powers of the horn's powder or maybe because the horn could cleanse poisoned water...

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By the way... want to see another unicorn? Actually one more 2 doors down the road :-)

Time Period: Ancient Approximate Date of Epic Period: 1200-1600 Epic Type: Mythical Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art

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