The Mystery of the Malbork Demon

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The mystery is where the statue is. It gets passed around on the internet as being in Poland at the Malbork Castle. Having visited there not only did I not see the sculpture but anyone who has visited the castle and the area know that the defining feature of the architecture is the red brick. The castle is apparently the largest brick structure in the world. But the “demon” photo has no red brick.

Malbork Castle

Doing some online research I couldn’t find any photos of the statue actually in Malbork or Poland. I did find one weird page with more photos and a suggestion it is in Suwon Korea. Coincidentally I have also spent time in Suwon for business and the photos are more consistent with the architecture and indeed in one of them you can see some Hangul on the building. I didn’t see it there as it was before I discovered this mystery. I checked with friends there and they don’t recall seeing it.

The status is obviously based on a  Boris Vallejo painting.

Individual photos below:

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