Memorial to the Victims of Communism
The Memorial to the Victims of Communism is a series of statues in Prague commemorating the victims of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia between 1948 and 1989.Photo: High Contrast, CC BY 3.0 de.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charles Bridge and Josef Sudek Studio.
Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. Charles Bridge is situated 770 metres northeast of Memorial to the Victims of Communism.
Josef Sudek Studio
Museum
Photo: Gampe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Josef Sudek Studio is a gallery bearing the name of the renowned Czech photographer Josef Sudek. This single-storey pavilion of only 61 square metres and located in the courtyard of the apartment buildings at no. Josef Sudek Studio is situated 170 metres northeast of Memorial to the Victims of Communism.
Prague Castle
Castle
Photo: Ludek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia. Prague Castle is situated 1 km north of Memorial to the Victims of Communism.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle and Lesser Town and Malá Strana.
Castle and Lesser Town
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of Prague is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of Prague is the lower area on the left bank.
Malá Strana
Suburb
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of Prague is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of Prague is the lower area on the left bank.
Smíchov
Suburb
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smíchov has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral area of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and is part of Prague 5. It is on the west bank of the Vltava river.
Memorial to the Victims of Communism
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Memorial designed by Olbram Zoubek in Prague, Czech Republic
- Categories: victims of communism memorial and historic site
- Location: Praha 1, Prague 1, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.08116° or 50° 4′ 52″ northLongitude
14.40398° or 14° 24′ 14″ eastInception
May 22nd, 2002Open location code
9F2P3CJ3+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 332431322OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q1116389
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Memorial to the Victims of Communism” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Kommunizm qurbanlarına həsr olunmuş abidə”
- Chinese: “共产主义受害者纪念雕像”
- Chinese: “共产主义受难者纪念碑 (布拉格)”
- Croatian: “Spomenik žrtvama komunizma u Pragu”
- Czech: “Památník obětem komunismu v Praze u Petřína”
- Czech: “Pomník obětem komunismu (Praha)”
- Czech: “Pomník obětem komunismu (Újezd)”
- Czech: “Pomník obětem komunismu”
- Dutch: “Memorial to the Victims of Communism”
- Esperanto: “Monumento al la Viktimoj de Komunismo en Prago”
- French: “monument en mémoire des victimes du communisme”
- French: “Monument en mémoire des victimes du communisme”
- German: “Denkmal für die Opfer des Kommunismus zwischen 1948 und 1989”
- German: “Denkmal für die Opfer des Kommunismus”
- Hungarian: “A kommunizmus áldozatainak emlékműve”
- Hungarian: “Kommunizmus áldozatainak emlékműve (Prága)”
- Italian: “Monumento alle vittime del Comunismo”
- Korean: “공산주의 희생자 기념비”
- Polish: “Pomnik Ofiar Komunizmu w Pradze”
- Portuguese: “Memorial às Vítimas do Comunismo”
- Russian: “Мемориал жертвам коммунизма (Прага)”
- Russian: “Мемориал жертвам коммунизма, Прага”
- Russian: “Мемориал жертвам коммунизма”
- Slovenian: “Spomenik žrtvam komunizma, Praga”
- Spanish: “Memorial a las victimas del comunismo”
- Spanish: “Monumento a las Victimas del Comunismo”
- Spanish: “Monumento a las Víctimas del Comunismo”
- Ukrainian: “Меморіал жертвам комунізму (Прага)”
- Ukrainian: “Меморіал жертвам комунізму”
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