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'Il Commendatore' ('Cloak of Conscience')

Prague, Czechia

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater. 

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Sculpture artist Anna Chromy’s “Il Commendatore,” or “Cloak of Conscience,” sits outside of the historic Estates Theatre in Prague. Though the sculpture was created as a symbol for hope and peace, it’s allegedly haunted: visitors have claimed faces in the figure’s empty cloak have appeared in photos that have used flash photography.  

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