equestrian statue

collocation in English

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equestrian
adjective
uk
/ɪˈkwes.tri.ən/us
/ɪˈkwes.tri.ən/
connected with the riding ...
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statue
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstætʃ.uː/us
/ˈstætʃ.uː/
an object made from a hard material, especially stone or metal, to look like a person ...
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(Definition ofequestrianandstatuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It adjoins the church, theequestrianstatue, and the theatre and it spans the space in a whole new way.
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It is not an easy thing to make a largeequestrianstatue.
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Thisequestrianstatueis included in the survey.
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The first parts of theequestrianstatuewere recovered in 1928, with more pieces found in 1936 and/or 1937.
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Theequestrianstatueis tall and made from bronze.
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The coin shows it as surmounted by anequestrianstatuebetween two trophies.
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In 1934, it was paved over and theequestrianstatueremoved.
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This monument, 36-feet high, is purported to be the world's largest bronzeequestrianstatue.
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This cornice was meant for anequestrianstatue.
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Another grand form of portrait sculpture is theequestrianstatueof a rider on horse, which has become rare in recent decades.
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It is considered the first monumentalequestrianstatuesince classical antiquity, and also one of the first to depict a horse shoe.
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The main statue features anequestrianstatueof the prince, in field marshal's uniform, dwarfing the four figures around the base.
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This allowed a good view on all sides of theequestrianstatueand the palace beyond.
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Rather than the bronze being directly modelled on the ivory, it is more probable that they both derived from a single model, perhaps a lostequestrianstatuein the hippodrome.
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Bardou joined with those who preferred anequestrianstatue.
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Several of the works authored by him are equestrian statues.
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Public buildings, such as the forum (with lifesize equestrian statues) and basilica and the public baths, were erected in the 2nd century.
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The steps leading up to the hall were formerly flanked by two equestrian statues of excellent workmanship.
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The notion that the position of the hooves of horses in equestrian statues indicated the rider's cause of death has been disproved.
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According to an article published in 1842, he produced, besides his busts and reliefs, three equestrian statues, eighteen standing ones, eighteen seated ones and fourteen recumbent figures.
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