Monday, December 7, 2009

Unusual Monuments: Prague

Saint Wenceslas Riding a Dead Horse statue, Lucerna Palace, Prague  (© Kord.com/age fotostock)

Unusual Monuments: Prague

St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of the Czech Republic, is honored with many statues around the country. But the sculpture of St. Wenceslas Riding a Dead Horse in Prague turns those monuments — literally — upside down. Hanging in the gallery of a shopping and entertainment complex, it was created in 1999 as a parody of a right-side-up statue in a nearby public square

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