Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia

The statue of Saint Wenceslas is an outdoor sculpture by Johann-Georg Bendl from 1680, installed at , , Czech Republic. The statue formerly stood in the middle of , near Grandhotel Evropa, but was moved to Vyšehrad in 1879.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: Statue in Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Statue of Saint Wenceslas”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Štulcovy sady and Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

Park
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is a park.

Church
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The Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul is a neo-Gothic collegiate and parish church in fortress in , . Founded in 1070–1080 by the King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, the Romanesque basilica suffered a fire in the year 1249 and has been rebuilt in Gothic and later in neo-Gothic style. is situated 160 metres south of Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia.

Public building
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is a public building, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smíchov and New Town and Vysehrad.

Suburb
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has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral area of , the capital of the , and is part of . It is on the west bank of the river.

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The New Town of is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town. A large part of New Town that borders Old Town from east and south belongs to Praha 1 district.

Suburb
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is a quarter in the city of in the . is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.

Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia

Latitude
50.06579° or 50° 3′ 57″ north
Longitude
14.41742° or 14° 25′ 3″ east
Inception
1680
Open location code
9F2P3C88+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1200790222
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q12046330
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Russian—“Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Jezdecká socha svatého Václava na Vyšehradě v Praze”
  • Czech: “Pomník svatého Václava”
  • Czech: “Socha svatého Václava na Vyšehradě”
  • Czech: “svatý Václav”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال القديس فاتسلاف”
  • German: “Heiliger Wenzel von Böhmen”
  • Russian: “Святой Вацлав”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The New Provost’s Residence and Summer Scene.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Václav Štulc and Štulcovy sady.

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