Athens, Greece
132 AD
Catania, Italy
2nd century AD
Rome, Italy
10th century BC
Segovia, Spain
50 BCE
Málaga, Spain
100-0 BCE
Rome, Italy
13 BC
Rome, Italy
28 BC
Sofia, Bulgaria
4th century AD
Sofia, Bulgaria
3rd century AD
Athens, Greece
19-11 BC
Rome, Italy
120-80 BC
Rome, Italy
300-400 BC
Rome, Italy
200-100 BC
Córdoba, Spain
1st century BCE
Gijón, Spain
0-100 AD
Mérida, Spain
8 BCE
A Coruña, Spain
2nd century AD
Mérida, Spain
16-15 BCE
Athens, Greece
131-132 AD
Zadar, Croatia
1st century AD
The Jan Hus Memorial stands at one end of Old Town Square. The huge monument depicts victorious Hussite warriors and Protestants who were forced into exile 200 years after Hus, and a young mother who symbolises national rebirth. The monument was so large that the sculptor designed and built his own villa and studio where the work could be carried out. It was unveiled in 1915 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Jan Hus' martyrdom. The memorial was designed by Ladislav Šaloun and paid for solely by public donations.
Born in 1369, Hus became an influential religious thinker, philosopher, and reformer in Prague. He was a key predecessor to the Protestant movement of the sixteenth century. In his works he criticized religious moral decay of the Catholic Church. Accordingly, the Czech patriot Hus believed that mass should be given in the vernacular, or local language, rather than in Latin. He was inspired by the teachings of John Wycliffe.