Say hello to St. George, who rides on a horse as he slays a dragon in the middle of St. George Square in the Castle area of Prague. According to legend, the King's daughter was sent off to a lake to be fed to a dragon when St. George rode by. He took care of the pesky creature, and thus achieved ever-lasting fame.
The statue is famous in the Czech Republic, as it dates back to the 1300s. However, it has been damaged a few times. The original surrounding fountain has been sent to the National Gallery for safe keeping.
By the way, it also was the first statue in the country that was put in its own space - public art, if you will - and connected to a building of some sort.
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