Old Town, the surroundings of the Eger Basilica - Eger (Erlau), Ungarn

Position:

GPS-Koordinaten: Breiten 47°53'58", Längengrad 20°22'27" (N47 53.97 - E20 22.45) Karte

Statue of Paul the Apostle with a sword in his hand, at the stairs of the Basilica

Created by Marco Casagrande Italian sculptor in 1836.

The large statue of Apostle Paul in front of the Eger Basilica was carved of stone by the Italian sculptor Marco Casagrande in 1836, but the sword of the figure was made of iron, which was created by the ironworks of Szilvásvárad. The pair of the stone statue is standing on the other side of the stairway and represents Aposle Peter, both were created at the same time.