Rock sculpture of Decebalus
The rock sculpture of Decebalus is a colossal carving of the face of Decebalus, the last king of Dacia, who fought against the Roman emperors Domitian and Trajan.Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: statue of Dorian Popa
- Also known as: “Statue of Decebalus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trajan’s Plaque.
Trajan’s Plaque
Photo: Ynhockey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tabula Traiana or Trajan's Plaque is a Roman memorial plaque found on the Serbian side of the Iron Gates of the Danube. The plaque was erected by Roman Emperor Trajan to commemorate the completion of his military road along the Danube. Trajan’s Plaque is situated 2½ km northeast of Rock sculpture of Decebalus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dubova and Eșelnița.
Dubova
Village
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dubova is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Rock sculpture of Decebalus.
Eșelnița
Village
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eșelnița is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Rock sculpture of Decebalus.
Rock sculpture of Decebalus
- Categories: monumental sculpture, rock relief, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Dubova, Mehedinți County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.64116° or 44° 38′ 28″ northLongitude
22.29121° or 22° 17′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8GP4J7RR+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 886309359OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q80374
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Rock sculpture of Decebalus” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نحت صخري لديسيبالوس”
- Bulgarian: “Децебал (скулптура)”
- Bulgarian: “Децебал”
- Catalan: “Escultura de Decèbal”
- Chinese: “德塞巴卢斯岩石”
- Chinese: “德塞巴盧斯石”
- Danish: “Decebalus klipperelief”
- Dutch: “Statue of Decebalus”
- Finnish: “Decebalusin patsas”
- French: “Sculpture de Décébale”
- German: “Statue des Decebalus”
- Hebrew: “דצ’באל”
- Hebrew: “הפסל של דצ’בל”
- Indonesian: “Chipul lui Decebal”
- Indonesian: “Patung Decebalus”
- Italian: “Statua di Decebalo”
- Polish: “Rzeźba - pomnik Decebala”
- Romanian: “Chipul lui Decebal”
- Romanian: “Statuia lui Decebal”
- Serbian: “Децебал (скулптура)”
- Serbian: “Децебал”
- Slovenian: “Skalni kip Decebala”
- Spanish: “Estatua de Decebalo”
- Spanish: “Estatua de Decébalo”
- Thai: “ประติมากรรมหินแดแกบาลุส”
- Turkish: “Decebalus’un Kaya Heykeli”
- Ukrainian: “Децебал (статуя)”
- Ukrainian: “Скульптура Децебала”
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Highlights include Mânăstirea Mraconia and Ciucaru Mic.
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