Olbia, Italy
1400-1200 BCE
Monasterace, Italy
7th century BCE
Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy
1400-1000 BCE
Codrongianos, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Paludi, Italy
9th century BCE
Ascoli Satriano, Italy
1st century AD
Porto Venere, Italy
1st century BCE
Buscemi, Italy
644 BCE
Lentini, Italy
5th century BC
Caltanissetta, Italy
6th century BCE
Caltanissetta, Italy
2300 BCE
Alcamo, Italy
7th century BCE
San Cataldo, Italy
1700-1300 BCE
Prizzi, Italy
7th century BCE
Palmi, Italy
4th century BCE
Francavilla Marittima, Italy
9th century BCE
Gioiosa Ionica, Italy
1st century AD
Papasidero, Italy
17000 - 6400 BCE
Centuripe, Italy
5th century BCE
Sammichele di Bari, Italy
6th century BCE
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.