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    A Roland statue is a statue of a knight with a drawn sword, signifying the town privileges of a medieval city. Such statues exist in a number of cities...
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    200m 220yds Bremen Roland    The Bremen Roland is a statue of Roland, erected in 1404. It stands in the market square (Rathausplatz) of Bremen, Germany...
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    defiant statues of Roland in their marketplaces. The Roland in Wedel was erected in 1450 as symbol of market and Hanseatic justice, and the Roland statue in...
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  • Roland, a playable character featured in the video game Borderlands Roland, the main character of Library of Ruina Roland (statue), a type of statue depicting...
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    The Roland Fountain (sometimes referred to as Maximilian Fountain; Slovak: Rolandova fontána or Maximiliánova fontána) is a Roland statue and the most...
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    situated approximately 40 km north of Hamburg. It is famous for its statue of Roland and its rheumatism clinic. Bad Bramstedt lies 49 kilometers southwest...
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    protected historical building. In July 2004, along with the Bremen Roland statue, the building was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites because...
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    The Haldensleber Roland is the Roland statue of the city of Haldensleben. The statue is the only one in Europe to show Roland on horseback. It is located...
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    Roland statue at Stendal...
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    times and completed in 2013. The City Hall in the Market Place where a statue of Roland can be seen was built in the 14th century. St. Mary's Church with its...
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    ornate portal. In front of it stands a 5.35m high statue of the knight Roland. Made of sandstone, the statue was erected in 1474 as a symbol of the town's...
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    the Army Way. The Roland statue of Wedel is a well known local monument which stands in the town marketplace. The figure of Roland became popular in many...
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    been falsified by archeological findings. Meantime with the townhall, Roland Statue was erected on the market square. Some time later, a stone wall was...
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  • of the Hanseatic League. The 1404 Roland statue is a statue of a knight representing knight of Charlemagne, Roland, who symbolizes freedom. Muskauer Park...
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    16th century Roland statue...
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    old equestrian statue of Roland symbolized the rights of a medieval settlement to be accepted as a town. It is the only statue of Roland sitting on a horse...
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  • will often comment: "If only the peasant had asked for wine." The statue of Roland in Riga should however not be confused with a depiction of the saint...
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    several of the most well-known sculptures of the city, for example the Roland statue and sculptures decorating the House of the Blackheads. The firm of Volz...
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    Riga in 1637 St. John's Church, Riga The House of the Blackheads and Roland statue Reconstructed section of the medieval city wall Riga Castle in Vecrīga...
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    state. Commonwealth was sculpted by Roland Hinton Perry and was installed on the dome on May 25, 1905. The statue was removed for restoration by helicopter...
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    defenses were against Jersey Joe Walcott (from whom he had taken the title), Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles (twice), Don Cockell and Archie Moore. Known for...
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    first mentioned. A charter from 1525 mentions a statue of Roland that existed in Brobergen. This Roland was re-erected in 2007. The noble family von Brobergen...
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  • tapioca shop THE PEARL, as well as the Roland Museum. Some of the museum exhibits, including his boots and bust statue, remain as decor. On April 15, 2022...
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    The statue of Athena Parthenos (Ancient Greek: Παρθένος Ἀθηνᾶ, lit. 'Athena the Virgin') was a monumental chryselephantine sculpture of the goddess Athena...
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    the communications office. Knight Roland holding a shield with the blazon of Metz (a variation on a Roland statue). The clock tower designed by Kaiser...
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    "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" is a narrative poem by English author Robert Browning, written on 2 January 1852, and first published in 1855 in...
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    1418, the Republic of Ragusa, as Dubrovnik was then named, erected a statue of Roland (Ital. Orlando) as a symbol of loyalty to Sigismund of Luxembourg (1368–1437)...
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    Augusto di Prima Porta) is a full-length portrait statue of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. The statue was discovered on April 20, 1863, during archaeological...
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    holding a golden sword, with a lion lying by his legs. This replaced a statue of Roland, erected in 1502, and was intended to remind passers-by of the Old...
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    Paladin (category The Song of Roland)
    associations) led by Roland (spelled Orlando in later Italian sources). The paladins' most influential appearance is in The Song of Roland, written between...
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