Dudes on horses – reser kanadensare

Back in the day there was some serious coin to be made creating statues of dudes who did something cool.Â Mostly these dudes were portrayed on horses because that made them look more stately or manly or tough or something.Â Here’s a selection of these statues we have encountered on our travels through Europe;Â there are more but we got dude on horse statue fatigue a few times and thus didn’t snap pictures of them all.Â We have some more travelling to do in Europe before we move back to Canada so this might be “Part 1”.

King Wenseslas on an upside down horse in Prague

At the Castle in Budapest, Eguene of Savoy — At the Castle in Budapest, Eugene of Savoy

Hapsberg Queen Maria Theresa, with her army of dudes on horses, in Vienna — Hapsburg Queen Maria Theresa, with her army of dudes on horses, in Vienna

This post has low criteria for inclusion so this one counts. Here are some ladies on flying horse-like beasts on top of the Vienna Opera House — This post has low inclusion criteria so this one counts. Here are some ladies on flying horse-like beasts on top of the Vienna Opera House

Bishop Absalon in HÃ¸jbro Plads in Copenhagen

King Christian IX at Slotsholmen in Copenhagen

Dude slaying some sort of serpent beast. Gamla Stan in Stockholm

Just outside one of the entrances to Skansen in Stockholm. The ominous sky seems appropriate for this dude who looks like he's headed to battle

107 — Not a dude, nor a statue but close enough.

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