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<< Our Photo Pages >> The face of Dacian King Decebalus - Sculptured Stone in Romania

Submitted by mfrincu on Tuesday, 18 August 2015  Page Views: 4286

Modern SitesSite Name: The face of Dacian King Decebalus
Country: Romania
NOTE: This site is 3.262 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Orsova  Nearest Village: Ieselnita
Latitude: 44.641200N  Longitude: 22.291200E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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mfrincu visited on 17th Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 I took a boat trip to this statue. Amazing masonry and splendid views!

The face of Dacian King Decebalus
The face of Dacian King Decebalus submitted by mfrincu : Statue of Dacian King Decebalus, defeated by Roman emperor Trajan in 105 A.D. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The rock sculpture of Decebalus is a 40-m high carving in rock of the face of Decebalus, the last king of Dacia, who fought against the Roman emperors Domitian and Trajan to preserve the independence of his country, which corresponded to modern Romania. The sculpture was made between 1994 and 2004, on a rocky outcrop on the river Danube, at the Iron Gates, which form the border between Romania and Serbia. It is located near the city of Orsova in Romania.

It is the tallest rock sculpture in Europe.

Source: wikipedia.

You can view the sculpture from the bridge in front of it or you can hire a boat to take you right beneath it for a splendid view.
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The face of Dacian King Decebalus
The face of Dacian King Decebalus submitted by mfrincu : Statue of Dacian King Decebalus, defeated by Roman emperor Trajan in 105 A.D. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The face of Dacian King Decebalus
The face of Dacian King Decebalus submitted by Alta-Falisa : To assess the sheer size of the bas-relief. April 2018. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The face of Dacian King Decebalus
The face of Dacian King Decebalus submitted by Alta-Falisa : April 2018. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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