A bronze statue of T. G. M. was unveiled at the Hradčanské Square, close to Salmovský Palace, on the occasion of the 150thanniversary of his birth. President Václav Havel and the American Secretary of State Madeleine Albright attended the festive unveiling. Contacts Statue of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Hradčanské náměstí Praha 1- Hradčany Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1866/statue-of-tomas-garrigue-masaryk

The bronze equestrian statue of St Wenceslas at the Wenceslas Square is one of the most famous sculptures in Prague made by Josef Václav Myslbek. Contacts Statue of St Wenceslas Václavské náměstí 11000 Praha 1- Nové Město Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1878/statue-of-st-wenceslas

A bronze statue of St George, killing the dragon, is located on the III. Courtyard of the Prague Castle. It is an important monument of gothic metal-founding from the 14th century. It is the first known Czech sculpture located in the open space, therefore not to be bound to the building. Contacts Statue of St George Pražský hrad – III. nádvoří 11908 Praha 1- Hradčany Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1864/statue-of-st-george

A bronze monument of famous romantic writer Karel Hynek Mácha, who was born in the nearby house called At the White Eagle (U Bílého orla) at Újezd. Contacts Statue of Karel Hynek Mácha Petřínské sady Praha 1 Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1870/statue-of-karel-hynek-macha

The 42 mobile tiers of this eleven-metre-tall sculpture align to form the face of the famous Czech writer Franz Kafka. This 39-ton bust by artist David Černý dates from November 2014 and stands just by the Quadrio business centre, directly above the Národní třída metro station. Contacts Statue of Kafka Spálená 22 11000 Praha 1- Nové Město http://www.davidcerny.cz http://www.quadrio.cz/franz-kafka/ Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1886/statue-of-kafka

The monument was unveiled in 1950 on the anniversary of the battle on Vítkov (1420), in which the Hussites under the leadership of Jan Žižka defeated the Crusaders’ troops in this place. The bronze monument has admirable size: it is 22 m high including the pedestal and the total weight is 16.5 t. It is one of the biggest equestrian statues in the world. Contacts Statue of Jan Žižka Národní památník na Vítkově 13000 Praha 3- Žižkov Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1884/statue-of-jan-zizka

The statue of Hercules and four pairs of bronze statues of Gods and horses were created by a significant Dutch sculptor Adrian de Vries, who lived under the reign of Rudolph II. in the Lesser Town. Contacts Statue of Hercules and other statues by Adrian de Vries Valdštejnská zahrada Praha 1- Malá Strana Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1868/statue-of-hercules-and-other-statues-by-adrian-de-vries

This untraditional “equestrian” statue of bronze by Jaroslav Róna is 3.75 m high and weighs 800 kg. Contacts Statue of Franz Kafka Dušní ulice Praha 1 – Staré Město Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1872/statue-of-franz-kafka

A significant Neo-gothic monument based on the model of Arnošt Hähnel (a sculptor from Dresden) was made by the workshop in Nürnberg in 1848 for the 500th anniversary of the foundation of the Charles University. Contacts Statue of Charles IV. Křižovnické náměstí Praha 1- Staré Město Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1873/statue-of-charles-iv

At the end of Novotného lávka in front of the Museum of Bedřich Smetana, a monument to this famous composer was unveiled on 4th June 1984 on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of his death. It was made by Prof. Josef Malejovský and architect Bedřich Hanák. The bronze sculpture is 235 cm high and weighs about a tonne. Contacts Statue of Bedřich Smetana Novotného lávka Praha 1- Staré Město Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1874/statue-of-bedrich-smetana