Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

There are several sculptures on the Post office (Pošta Slovenija) of Maribor.

On the avant-corps on Slomškov trg are two allegorical statues on the balustrade of the first floor:

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1. Telegraph, a man with a scroll in his hand, and a telegraph pole and an eagle at his feet.
2. Postal Service, a woman with some letters in her left hand and a caduceus in her right hand.

4 Telegraph pole and letter

5 Horn and letters,

6 Two different telephones.

On the top of the façade facing Pošta ulica are two statues: a young postman with bag and letter and a boy blowing a horn. The latter is partly visible from Lekarniška ulica. The same two statues are on the post office in Ljubljana, but there it was completely impossible to make photos.

Sculptor

• Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Tags

• Town: Maribor
• Statistična regija: Podravska
• Country: Slovenia
• Post and Telegraph (allegory)
• Postal service
• Telegraphy
• Telephone

Locatie (N 46°33'31" - E 15°38'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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