- Address: U Památníku 1900, 130 00 Praha 3, Czech Republic
- Phone: +420 224 497 600
- Website: nm.cz
- Open to public: Wed-Sun from 10:00 to 18:00
Monument to Jan Zizka - a very famous sculpture in Prague among the locals and guests of the capital. Near it, as it happened, all the tourists are photographed.
What is interesting about the monument?
This monument was built in 1950 according to the project of Bohumil Kafka. Its author did not find the moment when the sketch was embodied in a work of art, because a few years earlier he had died at the front.
The equestrian statue of Zizka is included in the National Monument on Vitkov, a small memorial complex. The main part of the monument is a necropolis, where the sons of the Czechoslovak clan, legionaries and underground fighters are buried. For Prague, it is a symbol of the liberation of the Czech people. At one time, famous communist figures were buried there, but their remains after 1989 were moved. Included in the complex and a grave dedicated to an unknown soldier.
This is preceded by a huge monument to Jan Zizka, probably the largest in Prague. The famous figure is represented by a rider. The bronze monument weighs 16 tons, and is made up of 120 parts. This Czech sculpture is referred to the list of the largest equestrian bronze monuments in the world.
How to see the monument?
Tram number 1, 9 or 16 you need to go to the stop Ohrada or on routes Nos. 5, 26 - to Husinecká. Both options suggest a short walk through the park.