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Herzog Georg der Bärtige

George the Bearded

Meißen 1471 - Dresden 1539
Duke of Saxony
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Christian Behrens
c. 1900

Beschreibung / Description

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

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

1500 - 1539

Künstler*in / Artist

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

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

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

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 51°3'11" - E 13°44'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desn013; Photograph: 21 January 2011
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