Wawel Dragon Statue in Cracow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
The statue was designed by Polish sculptor Bronisław Chromy and completed in 1969; it was installed in its present location in 1972, a date commonly repeated in other sources; Bielowicz notes that the statue was made in 1969 but was not unveiled in its current location till 1972. The statue is made out of bronze and stands on a large limestone boulder. It is 6 metres (20 ft) tall. (source: Wikipedia) Video of the statue breathing fire The statue breathing fire Some early designs for the statue included a more traditional water fountain.[11] A later variant proposed that it should be partially submerged in the nearby Vistula river, but this was rejected.[9] In the end, the statue was designed to breathe fire; it was also modernized recently so that the fire breath can be triggered by a SMS text message (the statue can do so at minimum 15 seconds intervals).[8][12] The service is popular, and receives at least 2,500 requests a day.[12] The fire uses natural gas as fuel.[8][13] Without any text messages, the fire breaths occur at about five-minute intervals.[13] The statue has been described as a "traditional" element of the modern Kraków landscape,[14] and as a major tourist attraction of the city, particularly for children.
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Location: Cracow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Photo credit: © Olga Gajewska / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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