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Dresden
Stadt Dresden
Sachsen

Schloßplatz
(Residenzschloß - Georgenbau)

Herzog Georg der Bärtige

George the Bearded

Meißen 1471 - Dresden 1539
Duke of Saxony
(Wikipedia)

Christian Behrens
c. 1900

Description

Equestrian statue (4 m tall) in the front façade.

Inscription(s)

1500 - 1539

Sculptor

Christian Behrens (Gotha 1852 - Breslau 1905), German sculptor.

Sources & Information

Stadt- und Reiseführer für Dresden und Umland, Landeshauptstadt Dresden.

Location (N 51°3'11" - E 13°44'17")

Item Code: desn013; Photograph: 21 January 2011
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