“Făt-Frumos”

Location: Bendery (Bender), Transnistria

Completed: Year created Not known

Artists: Mikhail Burya and Vladislav Obukh

Genre: Soviet artwork, former USSR

Akin to Prince Charming, Făt-Frumos was a knight-hero in Romanian folklore and the mosaic depicts the nobleman fighting an evil dragon and freeing the sun that, up until this point, has been kept in the dungeon of the mythical creature.

Mosaic “Făt-Frumos” in Bendery (Bender), Transnistria | Soviet artwork | former USSR

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