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Description

Sculpture group of seven legionnaires: one Italian, two Russian and four French. The central figure is a French legionnaire holding a flag, which is garlanded by a woman – representing Prague – with a linden branch. The flagpole bears a quotation from the poet Viktor Dyk: ‘If you forsake me, I shall not perish; if you forsake me, you shall perish’. At the centre of the sculpture group stands a 16-metre-high obelisk made of Mrákotín granite, the first of the monoliths intended for Prague Castle, which had, however, cracked. President Masaryk donated it specifically for the Legionnaires’ monument. In the obelisk are carved the names of the battlefields: "Zborov-Bachmač-Volga, Terrron-Vouzières-Champagne, Doss Alto-Piave-Dobrudža."

Inscription(s)

Signature

Artist

• Josef Mařatka (Praha 1874 - Praha 1937), Czech sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Náměstí pod Emauzy.
• Encyklopedie Prahy 2, Praha svým vítězným synům, náměstí Pod Emauzy.

Tags

• Town: Praha
• Kraj: Hlavní mĕsto
• Country: Czechia
• Mařatka, Josef
• Prague (allegorical figure)
• Soldier
• War Memorial (Czechia)

Location (N 50°4'20" - E 14°24'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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