Saints – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:31:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Saint George https://equestrianstatue.org/george-saint-11/ Thu, 03 Dec 2020 14:02:48 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=27627 The post Saint George appeared first on Equestrian statues.

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]]> Saint Martin https://equestrianstatue.org/martin-saint-10/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:12 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/martin-saint-10/ Study (1951) for this fountain in Vänersborg Sweden It was an equestrian figure of St. Martin of Tours, a patron saint of France, on which Swedish sculptor, Carl Milles, based his memorial to William Volker. Volker was a prominent citizen and philanthropist who had done so much to enrich Kansas City. Flanking the main statue are … Continue reading "Saint Martin"

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]]> Saint George https://equestrianstatue.org/george-saint-25/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:12 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/george-saint-25/ The foremost among his sculptures is this one using sections of scrapped US Pershing II and Soviet SS-20 nuclear missiles. The sculpture, entitled Good Defeats Evil is on the grounds of the UN building in New York City. The sculpture is a 39 foot high, 40 ton monumental bronze statue of St George fighting the dragon of nuclear war. It was donated … Continue reading "Saint George"

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]]> Saint George https://equestrianstatue.org/george-saint-21/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:10 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/george-saint-21/ The main front of the Basel Minster has two towers. The northern tower is called Georgsturm (64.2 m) and the southern tower is called Martinsturm (62.7 m). The towers are named after the saint George and saint Martin. Copies of both saints are portrayed by corresponding equestrian sculptures next to the main entrance upon high … Continue reading "Saint George"

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]]> Saint Martin https://equestrianstatue.org/martin-saint-9/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:10 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/martin-saint-9/ The main front of the Basel Minster has two towers. The northern tower is called Georgsturm (64.2 m) and the southern tower is called Martinsturm (62.7 m). The towers are named after the saints George and Martin. Copies of both saints are portrayed by corresponding equestrian sculptures next to the main entrance upon high pilasters … Continue reading "Saint Martin"

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