Tag: sculpture
David Černý, Saint Wenceslas
Lucerna Palace
is one of the symbols of Prague. At the beginning of the 20th century (1907 -
1921) it was built by Vácslav...
Maria Theresa (Jan Kovářík, Jan Proksa)
Queen Maria Theresa, the only woman on the Czech throne, is known to almost everyone as the queen who established compulsory schooling...
Death-mask of Jan Palach (Olbram Zoubek)
The monument to Jan Palach at the place where he self-immolated is one of four places in Prague that commemorates the remembrance...
Memorial to Parents of Winton children (Jan Huňát)
In 1939, several
trains with Jewish children left Prague, which was already occupied by the
Germans. Trains headed to England, where the children survived...
Jan Palach (Barbora Veselá, Čestmír Houska, and Jiří Veselý)
In the spring of 1968, it seemed that we could have at least some political change - it was called "socialism with...
The Marian Column (Old Town Square, Staré město)
The Marian Column on
the Old Town Square was built in 1650 as an acknowledgment for the victory...
Nicholas Winton (Flor Kent)
JAKUBThis man was another war hero, just like Oscar Schindler. His name was Nicholas Winton.
KEVINDid he also save...
Havel`s Place (Bořek Šípek)
Havel’s Place is a memorial dedicated to Václav Havel. It comprises two chairs linked by a round table with a tree growing...
Idiom (Matěj Krén)
Infinitely from 8 thousand of books. Or Idiom. It is also called the Column of Knowledge - a column of 8,000 books...
Yellow Penguins in Kampa
If you are standing in Kampa and looking towards the National Theatre, a row of 34 yellow penguins will probably catch your...
Embryo (David Černý)
Na Zábradlí Theatre was established in 1958. It's named after the alley Na Zábradlí - and this...
Franz Kafka (David Černý)
Franz Kafka's revolving head is made of stainless steel, consists of 42 moving parts and the whole weighs 39 tons. It was...
Reader in an Armchair (Jaroslav Róna)
The statue of the Reader by Jaroslav Róna can be found just a short distance from the Old Town Square, at the...
Three Bronze Horses (Michal Gabriel)
Three bronze horses walk in shallow water on a square in the Dejvice district of Prague. Since 2008, they are walking from...
Two Armchairs (Alexandra Koláčková)
Kateřina Pospíšilová, garden architect: TWO ARMCHAIRS (high-fired clay)
