Vinanche, Jean Joseph – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:23:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Friedrich August I, Der Starke https://equestrianstatue.org/friedrich-august-i-der-starke/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1356 The statue, known as ‘The Golden Horseman” is placed at the foot of the Augustbridge over the Elbe in Dresden. A blacksmith, Louis Wiedermann, moulded the statue in 1733 by layering heated copper over an iron frame and covering it in gold plate. It was too heavy to be placed on the bridge, so a … Continue reading "Friedrich August I, Der Starke"

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