Beside the statue of Saints Vincent stands a sculpture of Bruncvík above statuary, a mythical knight, who is portrayed helping a lion fight a seven-head dragon. This was sculpted by Ludvík Šimek in 1884 and sponsored by the City of Prague. The knight Bruncvík is holding a golden sword, with a lion laying by his legs. This replaces a statue of Roland, erected in 1502, and intended to remind the passers-by the rights of the Old Towners, especially the right to take tolls and duty. This statue was damaged by the cannon fire when the city was attacked by Swedish forces in 1648.
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