Prague’s Statues, Plaques, Street art and other Curiosities

  • Dlouha street – Floating Lady Vinok

    The Floating Lady Vinok in Dlouha street, Prague

  • Anděl in Smíchov- Zlatý Anděl or Golden Angel Building

    Letna park animal sculptures

  • Letna park – Animal sculptures

    Letna park animal sculptures

  • Karlovo Namesti – Eliska Krasnohorska

    Statue of of Eliska Krasnohorska on Karlovo Namesti

  • Ostrovni street – Vojtech Hynais

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  • Petrin Hill – Ferdinand Laub Statue

    Where: This statue is really hard to find. It is at the end of a dead end road on Petrin Hill,  Prague 1. It is close to the statue of Jan Neruda as well as The Fountain of 2 playing boys. GPS: 50.082807, 14.400177. What: It is a statue of Ferdinand Laub. The statue depicts Laub sitting with…

  • Lesnicka street – Albert Einstein

    Bust of Albert Einstein

  • Petrin Hill – Karel Hynek Macha

    The statue of Karel Hynek Macha on Petrin Hill

  • Hlavni nadrazi – Brotherhood

    Statue called the brotherhood by Karel Pokorny

  • Kampa park – Yellow Penguins

    Where: Next to the Kampa Museum in Kampa park, Prague 1, you can find this artwork in the river Vltava. GPS: 50.084232, 14.408989 What: The artwork is called “March of the Penguins Yellow” and consists of 34 very bright yellow penguins which light up at night. The Penguins are made out of recycled plastic materials and were…

  • Karlovo Namesti – Dr. Vaclav Benda

      Where: At Karlovo Namesti (Charles square), in Prague 2 at house number 287 and opposite of tramstop Novoměstská radnice. It is a small walk from the Palacky monument.  GPS: 50.077495, 14.419256 What: It is a plaque with a sculptured head that commemorates Dr. Václav Benda. The plaque reads; “In this house, from 1969-1999 lived and fought for…

  • Chotkovy Sady – Julius Zeyer

    Where: You can find this monument in Chotkovy sady, which is the public garden between Letna Park and the Royal garden. GPS: 50.093840, 14.408108 in Prague 1. What: As mentioned on it, this monument commemorates Julius Zeyer. It was unveiled on September 16, 1913 and was created by the sculptor Josef Mauder (December 1, 1854 – November 15,…

  • Jan Palach Square – Jan Palach Memorial

      Where: You can find these sculptures close to the Mánesův bridge at the Jan Palach Square on the Alšovo Riverbank just next to the Prague academy of Arts in Prague 1. GPS 50.088870, 14.414111 What: The artwork is named “the House of the Suicide and House of the Mother of the Suicide” and is created by…

  • Petrin Hill – Fountain of 2 playing boys, Masaryk’s grandsons

    Where: On Petrin Hill, in the Petrin gardens (Petřínské sady) just opposite of the statue of Jan Neruda. GPS: 50.083249, 14.402064 What: This small fountain shows two boys playing, surrounded by 6 frogs and 2 lizards. It was created in 1948 by the artist Karel Dvořák. It has been in the Petrin Gardens from 1949. The inspiration for the…

  • Petrin Hill – Statue of Jan Neruda

    Where: This statue can be found in the Petrin Gardens (Petřínské sady) on Petrin Hill. It is a small walk from the Memorial to the Victims of Communism.  GPS 50.083066,14.402245 What: The statue of Jan Neruda in Petřínské sady was created by the sculptor Jan Simot and architect Karel Lapka. It was officially unveiled on the 22nd…

  • Ujezd – Memorial to the victims of Communism

    Where: The memorial of the victims of communism (in Czech: Pomník obětem komunismu) is located at the base of Petřín hill on Újezd street. GPS: 50.081164, 14.403984. What: It shows a series of originally 7 bronze statues on a flight of 26 stairs. The statue in the front is complete but with every step the statues deteriorate more…

  • J. Plachty street – Memorial plaque Frantisek and Milka

      Where: Jindřicha Plachty street, in Prague 5 on building number 3. Close to Smíchovská náplavka. GPS: 50.070823, 14.409652 What: On the plaque is written: “Here lived and were arrested František Pecháček wonderful Sokol worker, commander of the resistance organisation “Jindra” and his wife Milka Pecháčková. They were tortured to death in concentration camp Mauthausen, They sacrificed there…

  • Krizikova Metro – Trialog

      Where: Just outside of Krizikova Metro station on Thámova street in the district of Karlin, Prague 8. GPS: 50.093237, 14.451936 What: The sculpture is named “Trialog” and the artist is Matěj Frank. It shows metal shapes of 3 people connected with pipes. The purpose of the sculpture is to be an interactive installation that invites people…

  • Arbesovo Namesti: Jakub Arbes

    Where: On Arbesovo Namesti, which is in Prague 5, Smichov. GPS 50.076497, 14.405200. This is also walking distance from the bust of Frantisek Langer What: It is a statue of Jakub Arbes. It is bronze and made by Jan Černý. The ceremonial unveiling of the statue took place on the 8th of April 1964 which was exactly 50…

  • Naplavka: Ballerina

    Where: If you walk on Naplavka (riverside) just look above the public toilets next to Palackého bridge (also not forget to check out the Foot). Or if you are at the start of the Palackého bridge coming from the Palackého square where you can see the Palacky monument just look down to your right. GPS: 50.073295, 14.413726 What: the statue is…

  • Naplavka: Noha (Foot)

    Where:  Below the Rašín Embankment  at Naplavka between Palackého bridge and Jiráskův bridge. GPS: 50.075085, 14.413565 and close to another sculpture called Baletka. What: The sculpture name is Noha which means foot in Czech. It was created in 2008/2009 and was placed at its current location in 2017. The Foot is made from welded tubes and is of t he…

  • Preslova street and namestí 14. rijna: Frantisek Langer

    Bust of Frantisek Langer

  • Palackeho namesti: Palacky Monument

    Where: Palackého námesti, near Palackého bridge. GPS 50.073167, 14.414865 What: This large statue is in honour of František Palacký. the construction started in 1901 and was unveiled in 1912. The bronze statues, around a sitting František represent the oppression and awakening of the people. The inscription reads “From the resurrected Nation, to its revivalist and leader” Who: František Palacký (4…

  • Janackove Nabrezi – Zdenek Nejedly plaque

                                                                                             Where: At Janáčkově nábřeží 33, near the Vlatva river, close to Jiráskův bridge…

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  • Karlovo Namesti – Dr. Vaclav Benda

     

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    Where: At Karlovo Namesti (Charles square), in Prague 2 at house number 287 and opposite of tramstop Novoměstská radnice. It is a small walk from the Palacky monument.  GPS: 50.077495, 14.419256

    What: It is a plaque with a sculptured head that commemorates Dr. Václav Benda. The plaque reads; “In this house, from 1969-1999 lived and fought for freedom and democracy Dr. Václav Benda dissident and politician”.

    Who: Dr. Václav Benda (August 8, 1946 – June 2, 1999) was a Czech political activist. While originally striving for an academic career, this all ended when he refused to join the Communist party in 1970.  Benda became active in the dissident movement against the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and was one of the founding members and a signatory of the Charter 77 in 1977.

    This Charter was a document that criticized the Communist government for failing to implement national and international human rights provisions it previously agreed with. Charter 77 was signed by various influential people who represented all sorts of occupations, political viewpoints, and religions.

    For his role as a spokesman for Charter 77, Dr. Václav Benda was arrested in 1979 and imprisoned until 1983 by the communist regime. After the fall of communism in 1989 he went into politics and became the first chairman of the Christian Democratic Party, the KDS and stayed active in different political positions until his death in 1999.