The rock sculpture of Decebalus the last king of Dacia carving in rock, on the river Danube, at the Iron Gates - Image Details
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The rock sculpture of Decebalus the last king of Dacia carving in rock, on the river Danube, at the Iron Gates

The rock sculpture of Decebalus - 42.9 m in height and 31.6 m in width is the tallest rock relief in Europe. Under the face of Decebalus is a Latin inscription `DECEBALUS REX—DRAGAN FECIT` `King Decebalus—Made by Drăgan`. It was commissioned by Romanian businessman Iosif Constantin Drăgan and it took 10 years, from 1994 to 2004, for twelve sculptors to finish it. The left bank of Danube river, Romania

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