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The statue base, designed by architect Alois Dryák, includes the inscription: "Svatý Václave, vévodo české země, kníže náš, nedej zahynouti nám ni budoucím" [2] (English: "Saint Wenceslas, duke of the Czech land, prince of ours, do not let perish us nor our descendants").
The Statue of Saint Wenceslas formerly stood in the middle of Wenceslas Square, near Grandhotel Evropa, it was moved to Vyšehrad in 1879. During the Czech National Revival movement in the Czech lands of Austria-Hungary in the 19th century, a more noble name for the street was requested.
The statue of Saint Wenceslas (Czech: Socha svatého Václava) is an outdoor sculpture by Johann-Georg Bendl from 1680, installed at Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic.The statue formerly stood in the middle of Wenceslas Square, near Grandhotel Evropa, but was moved to Vyšehrad in 1879.
Statue of Saint Wenceslas, Wenceslas Square; Statue of Saint Wenceslas (Bendl) Statue of Saint Wenceslas (Vosmík) Statue of Taras Shevchenko, Smíchov; Statue of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Prague; Statue of Vitus, Charles Bridge; Statue of Wenceslaus I, Charles Bridge; Statues of John of Matha, Felix of Valois and Saint Ivan, Charles Bridge
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Statue of Saint George, Prague Castle; Statue of Saint Joseph, Charles Square; Statue of Saint Procopius (Vyšehrad) Statue of Saint Sebastian (Vyšehrad) Statue of Saint Wenceslas (Bendl) Statue of Saint Wenceslas (Vosmík) Statue of Saint Wenceslas, Wenceslas Square; Statue of Taras Shevchenko, Smíchov; Statue of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Prague
He sculpted a statue of a saint for the high altar of St. Stephen's Church in 1678. His last known works are two statues of the national patron saint Saint Wenceslaus (between 1676 and 1678), one on a column near the Charles Bridge and an equestrian statue on Wenceslas Square (transferred to Vyšehrad in 1879).
An equestrian statue of Saint Wenceslaus and other patrons of Bohemia (St. Adalbert, St. Ludmila, St. Prokop and St. Agnes of Bohemia) are located on Wenceslaus Square in Prague. The statue is a popular meeting place in Prague. Demonstrations against the Communist regime were held there. [29] His helmet and armour are on display inside Prague ...