Arcos de la Frontera, Spain
11th century
Toledo, Spain
1576
Valencia, Spain
1441-1493
Ibiza, Spain
12th century
Tarifa, Spain
960 AD
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
11th century
Palma, Spain
1300-1311
Hondarribia, Spain
10th century AD
Seville, Spain
68-65 BCE
Astorga, Spain
3rd century AD
Vigo, Spain
1665
Morella, Spain
13th century
Ponferrada, Spain
12th century
Trujillo, Spain
13th century
Castro Urdiales, Spain
13th century
Cádiz, Spain
18th century
Cartagena, Spain
13th century
Elche, Spain
15th century
Puebla de Sanabria, Spain
15th century
Zamora, Spain
11th century
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.