St. Ivo Statue on the Charles Bridge. Prague
by Jenny Rainbow
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St. Ivo Statue on the Charles Bridge. Prague
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Jenny Rainbow
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Photograph - Photography
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St, IVO STATUE ON THE CHARLES BRIDGE. PRAGUE by JENNY RAINBOW.
Original photograph turned in the watercolor.
Statue of St. Ivo.
The original was made by Matthias Braun in 1711, paid for by the Law faculty of Charles University. The statue portrays St. Ivo as the patron saint of lawyers, accompanied by an allegorical depiction of Justice.
Charles IV, the Holy Roman Emperor, the King of Bohemia and the Count of Luxembourg, commissioned the construction of the stone bridge in 1357, but did not live to see it finished. It only became known as Charles Bridge more than 500 years after his death. But to this day it bears witness to the greatness of the king who turned Bohemia one of the most developed countries of Europe.
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October 9th, 2014
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