Ferrol, Spain
1731-1775
A Lanzada, Spain
c. 960 AD
Calatañazor, Spain
11th century
Zafra, Spain
1443
Cádiz, Spain
1706
Chelva, Spain
11th century
Monforte de Lemos, Spain
10th century AD
Zahara de la Sierra, Spain
13th century
Lucena, Spain
9th century AD
Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
1372
Artajona, Spain
11th century
Rota, Spain
13th century
El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
12th century
Coca, Spain
15th century
Cartagena, Spain
18th century
Alicante, Spain
1813
Medina del Campo, Spain
11th century
Medellín, Spain
14th century
Dénia, Spain
11th century
Villena, Spain
12th 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.