drain cover, emblem of the City of Bucharest, Romania
This manhole cover depicts the coat-of-arms of the City of Bucharest surrounded by the words "CANAL BUCURESTI". The coat of arms of Bucharest is the heraldic symbol for the capital city of Romania. The present-day coat of arms was adopted by Domnitor (Ruling Prince) Alexandru Ioan Cuza, and changed under the Communist regime. In 1994, it was renewed again with minor alterations. The coat of arms is a bleu celeste escutcheon charged with an or eagle facing dexter. The eagle holds in its claws a sword dexter, a Tenné sceptre sinister, and on its breast a gules in the escutcheon with thin azure bordure, charged with the image of Saint Dimitrie Basarabov holding a spear dexter and a Latin cross sinister. The saint, who is the city's patron, is commonly referred to as, and confounded with, Saint Demetrius — today's arms seem to represent the latter, as the person depicted is dressed in a Roman uniform. The escutcheon is adorned with a crest composed of a seven-towered argent mural crown over which stands a stylised sable eagle wings displayed facing dexter, with a Latin cross in its beak
Size: 4400px × 3352px
Location: Bucharest Romania
Photo credit: © Adrian Weston / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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