The basilisk, Schönlaterngasse 7.
According to a myth, on 26 June 1212, the servant of a baker
discovered a basilisk at the bottom of the well in the courtyard.
He destroyed it by holding a mirror to it (looking into its eyes was known to be fatal).
The basilisk exploded.
Now I know where JK got her ideas from.

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Mojca Vilfan

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2018, April, Austria, building, old, statue, town

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