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Hradčanského námĕstí

Tomáš G. Masaryk

Hodonín 1850 - Lány 1937
founder and first President of Czechoslovakia
(Wikipedia)

Otakar Španiel
1937/2000

Description

Bronze statue with the letters TGM at the foot.

Inscription(s)

Tomáš G. Masaryk
1. president
československé republiky

Signed: otakar španie 1937

Annotation

Placed in 2000 on the occasion of 150th anniversary of birth of this statesman. The model was the statue by O. Španiel from 1937, proportionally increased in size for this purpose. The statue was erected mainly thanks to the efforts of the Foundation of TGM Statue.

Sculptor

Otakar Španiel (Jaromĕř 1881 - Prague 1955), Czech sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Královská cesta, Prague Castle.

Locatie (N 50°5'22" - E 14°23'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr038; Photograph: 18 February 2011
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