Drak, Concrete dragon statue in Ronov nad Sázavou, Czech Republic.
Drak is a reinforced-concrete sculpture of a dragon standing on one leg on a concrete base shaped like stone bricks. It weighs over 10 tonnes and reaches about 5 metres at its highest point, installed in 2012 in front of the Apoly company grounds in Ronov nad Sázavou.
Sculptor Michal Olšiak, born in 1978, installed the dragon in 2012 in front of the Apoly company grounds in Ronov nad Sázavou. The placement near Road I/19 drew divided reactions: some welcomed the boost to tourism, while others argued that such sculptures do not belong in the Železné hory protected landscape area.
Olšiak modelled the dragon on his own idea of the Czech fairy-tale dragon, also drawing on images found online. The sculpture stands in front of the Apoly company grounds, and its arrival divided opinion: some welcomed the boost to tourism, others argued such pieces do not belong in the Železné hory protected landscape area.
The statue stands in front of the Apoly company grounds in Ronov nad Sázavou, in the Havlíčkův Brod district of the Vysočina Region, beside the I/19 road between Žďár nad Sázavou and Přibyslav. It is an outdoor roadside sculpture, visible from the road and free to approach on foot.
The dragon stands on one leg on a concrete base shaped like stone bricks. Sculptor Michal Olšiak modelled it on his own idea of the Czech fairy-tale dragon, also drawing on images from the internet. Its installation divided opinion: some welcomed the boost to tourism, others argued such sculptures do not belong in the Železné hory protected landscape area.
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