The Golden Rider is a life-sized equestrian statue of Augustus the Strong, dressed in Roman armor and mounted on a horse caught in a dynamic, rearing leap. Its surface is made of copper covered in a shimmering layer of gold, which catches the light from its perch on the Neustädter Markt. Designed by Jean Joseph Vinache and cast by Ludwig Wiedemann, the monument was unveiled in seventeen thirty-six to commemorate the elector of Saxony and king of Poland.
Golden Rider
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