Statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Prague

Statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik
Czech: Socha Milana Rastislava Štefánika
The statue in 2013
TypeSculpture
SubjectMilan Rastislav Štefánik
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°04′53″N 14°23′51″E / 50.081378°N 14.397556°E / 50.081378; 14.397556

A statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik (Czech: Socha Milana Rastislava Štefánika) by Bohumil Kafka is installed outside Štefánik's Observatory on Petřín in Prague, Czech Republic.[1][2][3]

History

The statue was melted down in 1952.[4] The reconstructed statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik was placed in the vicinity of the observatory on Prague's Petřín Hill in 1994. It is meant to be a smaller version of the statue originally intended to be placed in Bratislava in 1937.[4][5][6] It was unveiled in front of the Štefánik’s Observatory on August 30, 1994.[4]

References

  1. ^ Probst, Andrej. "Socha Milana Rastislava Štefánika v Prahe". Krajanský portál pre Slovákov žijúcich v zahraničí (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  2. ^ "Socha Milana Rastislava Štefánika u hvězdárny na Petříně | Drobné památky". www.drobnepamatky.cz. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  3. ^ "Umění pro město / Milan Rastislav Štefánik". umenipromesto.eu (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  4. ^ a b c Cizek, Hrady cz s r o Jiri. "Socha Milana Rastislava Štefánika, Praha 1-Hradčany". www.hrady.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  5. ^ "Osud pomníku Milana Rastislava Štefánika". Plus (in Czech). 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  6. ^ s.r.o, TV PRAHA. "Pietní akt na počest generála M. R. Štefánika | PRAHA | Zprávy | PRAHA TV". prahatv.eu (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
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