Fort Worth’s Quadriga

 

 
These magnificent bronze statues, located at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas,  are identical reproductions of the four horses at the Cathedral of St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy.

 A quadriga is a chariot drawn by four horses abreast. It was raced in the Olympic Games, as well as, in ancient Roman chariot races. Quadrigas were symbols of victory.

The word quadriga may refer to the chariot, the four horses, or the chariot and horses together.

According to wikipedia, all modern quadrigas are based on the Triumphal Quadriga, a Roman or Greek sculpture which is the only surviving ancient quadriga. It is housed in St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice.

For more information on quadriga see this Wikipedia article.

-Thomas