The plague column of the Virgin Mary and the SNP square as seen from the clock tower

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The plague column of the Virgin Mary and the SNP square as seen from the clock tower. The plague column of the Virgin Mary erected in the 18th century in gratitude to the Virgin Mary for ending a deadly plague The monument was temporarily removed in 1964 for the visit of the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev

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Size: 5067px × 3392px
Location: SNP Sq. Banska Bystrica, Banskobystricky Kraj, Slovakia, SK
Photo credit: © Georgios Makkas / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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