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Statue of Saint Wenceslas (Bendl)

Coordinates: 50°03′56″N 14°25′02″E / 50.06556°N 14.41722°E / 50.06556; 14.41722
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Statue of Saint Wenceslas
Czech: Socha svatého Václava
The sculpture in 2005
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Typesculpture
Mediumsandstone[1]
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°03′56″N 14°25′02″E / 50.06556°N 14.41722°E / 50.06556; 14.41722

The statue of Saint Wenceslas (Czech: Socha svatého Václava) is an outdoor sculpture by Johann-Georg Bendl from 1680, installed at Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic. The statue formerly stood in the middle of Wenceslas Square, near Grandhotel Evropa, but was moved to Vyšehrad in 1879.

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  1. ^ "Jezdecká socha sv. Václava, Praha 2-Vyšehrad". Hrady.cz. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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