Fountain of St. George and the Dragon
Fountain of St. George and the Dragon
Fountain of St. George and the Dragon
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Ginges_revenge
Brisbane, Australia5,863 contributions
Feb 2023
Sitting in the courtyard of the Primates palace is the great statue of St George slaying the dragon. It is really well composed statue. Again, as it was still winter in February while we visited, there was no water in the fountain. It was built in the 1700's and a testament to the history of the area.
Written 8 April 2023
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Foodie_CST🍽🇷🇴
Kolios, Greece5,098 contributions
Jan 2019 • Family
Very nice Fountain of Saint George and the Dragon is located inside the pink Primatial Palace in Old Town, you can step in to see it, there is no entry fee so you can take some nice pictures. I would say it's worth the stop.
Written 9 May 2019
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macedonboy
Glasgow, UK186,803 contributions
Oct 2019
This Fountain of St. George and the Dragon is a fountain in the grounds of the former Primate's palace of the Archbishop of Bratislava. The centrepiece of the fountain is of course a sculpture of St. George slaying the eponymous dragon. The fountain is just about large enough to enclose the sculpture with water spewing from the mouth of a multi headed dragon. Saint George is depicted as very Renaissance interpretation of a medieval knight in the moment of spearing the dragon with his lance
The fountain is a landmark of the city, which is itself in the landmark Primate’s Palace. Worth a visit. The fountain can be found in the courtyard of the palace where the pink walls complement the light tone of the sculpture.
The fountain is a landmark of the city, which is itself in the landmark Primate’s Palace. Worth a visit. The fountain can be found in the courtyard of the palace where the pink walls complement the light tone of the sculpture.
Written 22 October 2019
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Paul Legate
United Kingdom21,891 contributions
Jun 2018 • Couples
Bratislava is a city full of statues and monuments and in the courtyard of the Primates's Palace is the Fountain of St George and the Dragon and is another sculpture among many that are dotted around Central Bratislava. The fountain is in Renaissance style and is worth a visit if in the area of Primaciálne námestie.
Written 15 June 2018
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nyk
nyk565 contributions
Apr 2015 • Friends
The statue is close to the town square and its got a pink backdrop building. This is a very common statue across some cities I have been to recently, but how they not have one in the city of statues...
Written 2 April 2015
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Einat
20 contributions
Dec 2019
Nice place.Nice sculpture. When we were there, it was winter and the fountain didn't work, but my kids and me enjoyed the atmosphere.
Written 29 December 2019
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Tom J
London, UK1,799 contributions
Nov 2018 • Couples
This dragon fountain is tucked away in a little courtyard and could be easily missed if you weren't looking for it. The fountain is well looked after and kept really clean. The area surrounding it is nice too if you walk a few steps from here there are souvenir shops restaurants and cafes.
Written 1 November 2018
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fivestarholidays
Chennai (Madras), India1,516 contributions
May 2016 • Friends
Our guide did not tell us too much about the Statue and I read up about this post the visit because it was so impressive.
This Renaissance fountain in the courtyard of the Primatial Palace depicts the struggle of St George and the dragon. His life is part of the ‘Golden Legend’, which was extremely widespread in early Christian Europe. According to this legend, George was an officer in the Roman army who came upon a town terrorised by a dragon. In desperation, the people chose victims for the dragon by tossing a coin. George intervened when the king’s daughter had lost the toss, and proceeded to kill the dragon with a spear. Whether George existed or not, he became a symbol of the battle against evil, and a symbol of the conquest of Christianity over heathens.
This Renaissance fountain in the courtyard of the Primatial Palace depicts the struggle of St George and the dragon. His life is part of the ‘Golden Legend’, which was extremely widespread in early Christian Europe. According to this legend, George was an officer in the Roman army who came upon a town terrorised by a dragon. In desperation, the people chose victims for the dragon by tossing a coin. George intervened when the king’s daughter had lost the toss, and proceeded to kill the dragon with a spear. Whether George existed or not, he became a symbol of the battle against evil, and a symbol of the conquest of Christianity over heathens.
Written 18 July 2016
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DeanMurphy2020
Orlando, FL7,756 contributions
Jun 2016 • Solo
Constructed during the mid1600s, the sandstone figure of Saint George is modeled after its patron, Archbishop of Esztergom Juraj Lippay. Moved to its current location in 1930, the dragon heads were later reconstructed by Alojz Rigele. The fountain features in local legends. It’s located in the courtyard of Primates’ Palace, the “Pink Palace”.
Written 16 July 2016
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olivehoover
Treviso, Italy1,378 contributions
Jul 2019
Fountain of St. George and the Dragon is a nice sculture in the centre of the town and it is located in a small squar.
The old beautiful building around the fountain give a nice touch to the area.
The old beautiful building around the fountain give a nice touch to the area.
Written 24 March 2020
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