A statue of Saint George and the Dragon in Barcelona
A statue of Saint George and the dragon in Barcelona.
On the back of the Generalitat de Catalunya palace there is this beautiful Gothic decoration that immortalizes Saint George on horseback defeating the dragon.
To tell the truth the statue is a little reworked (the spear is missing and the dragon is almost unrecognizable) but it still has a proud look.
I really enjoy photographing monuments dedicated to this Saint, so loved also in Liguria.
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Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Tamron 16-300.
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Where is the statue located:
It is said that in a city called Silena, in Libya, there was a large pond, so large that it could hide a dragon, which, approaching the city, killed with its breath all the people it met. The inhabitants offered it two sheep a day to appease it, but when these began to run low, they were forced to offer it a sheep and a young man drawn by lot.
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A statue of Saint George and the dragon in Barcelona – Une statue de Saint Georges et le dragon à Barcelone – Una estatua de San Jorge y el dragón en Barcelona – Uma estátua de São Jorge e do dragão em Barcelona – Eine Statue des Heiligen Georg und des Drachen in Barcelona – Tượng Thánh George và con rồng ở Barcelona – 巴塞罗那圣乔治和龙的雕像 – バルセロナの聖ジョージとドラゴンの像
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Sono stata parecchie volte a Barcellona ma non ho mai visto questa statua. Se mi capita la vado a vedere!