1708 - Statuary pedestal - Prague, Czech Republic
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Two chronograms on the pedestal the statuary of Madonna, Ss. Dominic and Thomas Aquinas on Charles Bridge
Waymark Code: WMYYHE
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/11/2018
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Two chronograms are located on the sandstone pedestal of the statuary. The Roman numerals of chronograms are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The chronograms:
sanCto DoMInICo aVth orI
EN: To St. Dominicthe founder
sanCto thoMæ aqVInatI DoCtorI
EN: To St. Thomas Aquinas the teacher
The Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge (
visit link) is a historic bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV (
visit link) , and finished in the beginning of the 15th century.
The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, originally erected around 1700 but now all replaced by replicas.
Saint Dominic (Spanish: Domingo), often called Dominic de Guzmán (1170 - 1221), founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans or Order of Preachers (OP).
Saint Thomas Aquinas (Aquino 1225 - Fossanova 1274), Italian Dominican priest of the Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism.