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Statue of Saint George and the Dragon

Sárkányölő Szent György-szobor

Bronze copy of the statue of Saint George and the Dragon from 1313 that can be found in the Prague Castle, that original statue was made by medieval Hungarian masters (the Kolozsvari Brothers).

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Address: I, Hunyadi János út

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