The Statue of St Florijan
The Statue is in the middle of the Town's Square. Due to the constant threat of fires, and after the town had been seriously damaged by them, the inhabitants of Ptuj turned for help to St Florian and erected a monument to him in 1745. On the top of billowing clouds stands the saint dressed in antique military attire. A flag in his left hand flutters in the wind, and the putto at the saint's feet is pouring water from a bucket onto a church in fire. The entire Baroque composition is quite dynamic. In 1761 eight figures of saints were added to the sculpture of St Florian, and literally surrounded the central figure. The monument dominated the not-too-big market place, but in 1865, while the monument was being renovated, the eight figures were removed and the saint was mounted on a new base.
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