Statue of Alois Jirásek, Prague

The statue of Alois Jirásek is an outdoor sculpture by Karel Pokorný and Jaroslav Fragner, installed in , Czech Republic.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: statue of Alois
  • Also known as: “Alois Jirásek”
  • Inscription: “Postaveno péčí vlády Československé republiky k patnáctému výročí osvobození vlasti roku 1960 podle návrhu sochaře Karla Pokorného a architekta Jaroslava Frágnera.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jiráskovo náměstí and Saints Cyril and Methodius.

Square
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is a square.

Church
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The Cathedral in , , the Czech Republic, is the principal Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church. is situated 190 metres east of Statue of Alois Jirásek, Prague.

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is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the river in , Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. is situated 1¼ km north of Statue of Alois Jirásek, Prague.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smíchov and New Town.

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.

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.

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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.

Statue of Alois Jirásek, Prague

Latitude
50.07592° or 50° 4′ 33″ north
Longitude
14.41434° or 14° 24′ 52″ east
Inception
1960
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9F2P3CG7+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 330632529
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q21704580
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Uzbek—“Statue of Alois Jirásek, Prague” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Pomník Aloise Jiráska”
  • Czech: “Socha Aloise Jiráska na Jiráskově náměstí v Praze”
  • German: “Alois-Jirásek-Denkmal”
  • Russian: “Памятник Алоису Йирасеку”
  • Uzbek: “Aloisa Yiraseka haykali”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Honest Trávníček and Dancing House viewpoint.

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