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Keplerova / Parléřova, Hradčany

Tycho Brahe & Johannes Kepler

Brahe: Knudstrup 1546 - Prague 1601, Danish astronomer (Wikipedia)
Kepler: Weil der Stadt 1571 - Regensburg 1630, German astronomer (Wikipedia)

Josef Vajce
Blansko
1983

Description

"Double" statue, Brahe holds a sextant and Kepler a paper.

Inscription(s)

TYCHO BRAHE
JOHANNES KEPLER

Signature

soch j vajce / arch v pycha / čkd blansko – 1983

Artist

Josef Vajce (Klatovy 1937), Czech sculptor

Sources & Information

Visiting Prague.

Location (N 50°5'16" - E 14°23'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr001; Photograph: 26 September 2006 / updated: 11 July 2026
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