Bucharest, RomaniaThe Anglican ChurchThe sculpture that tops the fountain, called Maternity, is showing St. George as a child.

“Maternity”, showing St.

George as a child, was installed in

front of the church in June 2008 and it

is the work of Virgil Scripcariu

Prague Bas-relief of TheSt George

and dragon on the

basilica St George in

Prague castle

Prague, Hrad, St. George's Basilica tympanum

Prague bronze statue of St. George killing a dragon, unique example of metal casting in 14th century; according to the tradition, the statue was cast by George and Martin of Cluj in 1373

Prague bronze statue of St. George killing a dragon, unique example of metal casting in 14th century; according to the tradition, the statue was cast by George and Martin of Cluj in 1373

The original statue is stored in the collections of the National Gallery, the actual statue is a copy from 1967.There are currently 3  copies on display: in Sfantu Gheorghe and Cluj (Romania) and in Budapest

Cluj Napoca (Romania)

Cluj Napoca (Romania)

Cluj Napoca (Romania)

An interesting detail is that the armor on the saint is similar to the scales covering the body of the dragon! This detail became an inspiration for the poet and philosopher Lucian Blaga, in his poem “In front of a statue of Saint George” metaphorically capture this resemblance between winners and losers, between the forces of good and evil

Cluj Napoca (Romania)

Cluj Napoca (Romania)

Copy in Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania)

Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania)

Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania)

Shocking, hilarious, weird, offensive and a lot other adjectives can be used to describe this“art work”

The History of Pharmacy Museum Cluj Napoca

the museum is tucked in the Hintz House, a historic monument dating from the fifteenth century, which accommodated the town's first pharmacy "St. George" — founded by a Saxon family — throughout its uninterrupted operation for almost 400 years (1573 — 1949)

Miletín (Czech Republic)

Kursk (Russia)Arc de Triomphe

Kursk (Russia)The  massive 'Arc de Triomphe', dominates the northern entrance to the city

The  upper part of the triumphal arch in Kursk

Limburg (Germany)

Fountain Neumarkt

Năieni, Buzău(Romania)

Năeni, Buzău(Romania)

Germany

The Most Noble Order of the GarterEx-Rothschild collection

St. George and the Dragon, Franconia, c. 1490

Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)St. George and the Dragon by Honored Artist of Russia T. Holueva

Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)

Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)

Ochsenfurt (Germany) By Fried Heuler 1926

Palma de Mallorca One of Palma's oldest churches, the Franciscan Basílica de Sant Francesc. The facade of this 13th century church in Palma was remodelled after it was struck by lightning in the 17th century

Palma de Mallorca The Franciscan Basílica de Sant Francesc

Palma de Mallorca The Franciscan Basílica de Sant Francesc

Pendant with Saint George and the Dragon

Saint George and the

Dragon, ca. 1330 Austrian,

Vienna Metropolitan

Museum of Art

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Monument to the 15th Poznan Uhlans Regiment. The statue shows an Uhlan as Saint George attacking a dragon with his lanceSculptor Lubelski Mieczyslaw

Poznan (Poland)Located on a side street to the rear of the National Museum and just below the Royal Castle this monument was destroyed by the Nazis and reinstated in 1982

Riga (Latvia) House of Blackheads

The original building was erected during the first third of the 14th century for the Brotherhood of Blackheads, a guild for unmarried German merchants in Riga

Riga (Latvia) House of Blackheads

The structure was bombed to a ruin by the Germans June 28, 1941 and the remains demolished by the Soviets in 1948. The current reconstruction was erected from 1995 to 1999

Riga (Latvia) House of Blackheads

Riga (Latvia) Saint George and St. Peter's Church Tower

Saint George and the Dragon, - weather vane on the gable peak. The original was made in 1622 by the Riga silversmith Eberhart Meier

Ryazan (Russia) Monument to Saint GeorgeStella is 22 meters in height; stands at the crossroads near the Moscow highway. Monument St. George is set in the city in 2005. People's Artist of Russia Vyacheslav Canines/Klikov (1939-2006)

Tori (Estonia)-The equestrian statue Saint George's Fight with a Dragon designed by professor Mati Karmin

On the high of the Pärnu River in Tori small country town a stone church was built in 1854

The house of worship was destroyed during the Second World WAR, on 22nd September 1944 the retreating German troops blew up Tori Brigde and set the schurch on fire, of which only the boulder walls stayed up.

Tori (Estonia) Local people wanted to restore the church, but the representatives of the Soviet authorities opposed the idea

Tori (Estonia) After 1989 the church was restored and in 2003 the first equestrian statue in Estonia- “Saint George`s Fight with a Dragon”, designed by professor Mati Karmin- was opened beside the church

Tori (Estonia)

Tori (Estonia)

Yakutsk, Russia Monument to St. GeorgeOn each side of the sculpture is surrounded by an eagle sable, animals, entered in the emblem of the city of Yakutsk.

Yakutsk, Russia Monument to St. GeorgeAuthor: Andrew Tartyshnikov young Moscow sculptor, a member of the artistic council of the Moscow Art Center

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Sound: Minus Sanctus - Lisa Gerrard 2016