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List Of Public Art In Prague
Public artworks on display in Prague include: * ''Babies'' (Černý) * Bust of Václav Štulc * ''Ctirad and Šárka'' * František Palacký Monument, Prague * '' Head of Franz Kafka'' * Holy Trinity Column, Malá Strana * Jan Hus Memorial * Josef Dobrovský Monument * Kohl's Fountain * Kranner's Fountain * ''Libuše and Přemysl'' * ''Lumír and Píseň'' * Marian column Old Town Square * Memorial to the Victims of Communism * Obelisk (Prague Castle) * ''Piss'' (Černý) * Polibek (Petřín) * '' Réva'' * Slavín * Stalin Monument (Prague) * Statue of Alois Jirásek, Prague * Statue of Bedřich Smetana, Prague * Statue of Charles IV, Křižovnické Square * Statue of Franz Kafka * Statue of Jan Neruda, Prague * Statue of Jaroslav Hašek * Statue of John of Nepomuk, Vyšehrad * Statue of John the Baptist, Maltézské Square * Statue of Josef Jungmann * Statue of Judah Loew ben Bezalel * Statue of Karel Havlíček Borovský, Prague * Statue of Mikuláš Karlach * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
