Statue of Flora in Szczecin

Statue of Flora in Szczecin

Statue of Flora in Szczecin is a baroque monument of Flora, a goddess of flowers and spring, located at White Eagle Square (Polish: Plac Orła Białego) in Szczecin (the Old Town). The statue was made of sandstone around 1730 by German sculptor Johann Georg Glume design by Johann Konrad Koch. The sculpture group consists of Flora holding a basket of flowers along with two putti on both sides, one climbing on a horn of plenty and the second - laying near a basket with flowers. It was destroyed during the Second World War and restored in 1953.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Szczecin. Pomnik Flory na Placu Orła Białego
  2. ↑ Szczecin. Posąg Flory

Coordinates: 53°25′32″N 14°33′18″E / 53.4256°N 14.5551°E / 53.4256; 14.5551

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