Wenceslas Square Prague Czech Republic - Statue of Saint Wenceslas New Town Prague
Wenceslas Square is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings. The square is named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia [at 0:41 in this video]. It is part of the historic centre of Prague, a World Heritage Site. Formerly known as Koňský trh (Horse Market), for its periodic accommodation of horse markets during the Middle Ages, it was renamed Svatováclavské náměstí (English: Saint Wenceslas square) in 1848 on the proposal of Karel Havlíček Borovský.
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Prague Wenceslas Square Statue of St. Wenceslas
The monument of St. Wenceslas on Wenceslas Square in Prague is one of the most famous sculptures in the capital of Czech Republic. The author is most important Czech sculptor of the late 19th and 20th centuries, a representative of the monumental realism and the founder of modern Czech sculpture Hhenstein who worked on it more than thirty years. Co-authors of sculptural group were architect Alois Dryák (architectural design) and sculptor Celda Klouček (ornamental decoration). The sculpture is not only a symbol of Czech statehood, but also a kind imperatively raised a finger, pointing to the need for preservation of basic cultural and spiritual values of the nation.
Saint Wenceslas is in the company of other Czech patron saints: Saint Ludmila, Saint Agnes Czech, Saint Procopius and Saint Adalbert.
The whole sculptural group has a height of 7.2 meters with Wenceslaus spear. Custom statue of St. Wenceslas weighs about 5.5 tons. The sculpture is made of bronze.
On the pedestal is inscribed: Saint Wenceslas, duke of Czech lands, our Prince, do not let us perish neither future. Czech: „Svatý Václave, vévodo české země, kníže náš, nedej zahynouti nám ni budoucím.
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Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) in Prague, Czech Republic
Wenceslas Square is one of the most popular square in Prague, Czech Republic. It is about 682 meters long and 60 meters wide boulevard that leads from the Old Town to the National Museum, in front of which is a very popular statue of St. Wenceslas from 1913. The history of this square dates back to 1348, when Czech king Charles IV. founded district New Town of Prague. In the history of Wenceslas Square has played an important role in many demonstrations or major events, which include, for example Velvet Revolution in 1989, which marked the end of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia. At this point, before the statue of St. Wenceslas was also read a proclamation declaring an independent democratic state of Czechoslovakia on 28 October 1918.
Wenzelsplatz ist einer der beliebtesten Platz in Prag, Tschechische Republik. Es ist etwa 682 Meter lang und 60 Meter breiten Boulevard, der von der Altstadt führt zu dem National Museum, vor dem sich eine sehr beliebte Statue von St. Wenzel aus dem Jahr 1913 ist. Die Geschichte dieses Platzes stammt aus dem Jahr 1348, als böhmischen König Karl IV. gegründet Stadtteil Neustadt von Prag. In der Geschichte der Wenzelsplatz hat eine wichtige Rolle in vielen Demonstrationen oder Großveranstaltungen, zu denen gespielt, zum Beispiel Samtenen Revolution im Jahr 1989, die das Ende der Kommunistischen Partei in der Tschechoslowakei markiert. An dieser Stelle wurde vor der Statue von St. Wenzel lesen Sie auch eine Proklamation eines unabhängigen demokratischen Staat der Tschechoslowakei am 28. Oktober 1918.
Wenceslas Square est une des places les plus populaires à Prague, République tchèque. Il se trouve à environ 682 de long et 60 mètres de large boulevard qui mène de la vieille ville au Musée National, en face de laquelle se trouve une statue très populaire de Saint-Venceslas à partir de 1913. L'histoire de cette place remonte à 1348, lorsque le roi tchèque Charles IV. fondé quartier New Town de Prague. Dans l'histoire de la place Venceslas a joué un rôle important dans de nombreuses manifestations ou d'événements majeurs, qui comprennent, par exemple la Révolution de velours en 1989, qui a marqué la fin du Parti communiste en Tchécoslovaquie. À ce stade, devant la statue de saint Venceslas a été également lu une proclamation déclarant un état indépendant et démocratique de la Tchécoslovaquie, le 28 Octobre 1918.
Вацлавская площадь является одним из самых популярных площади в Праге, Чешская Республика. Речь идет о 682 метров в длину и 60 метров в ширину бульвара, который ведет от Старого города до Национального музея, в передней части, которая является очень популярной статуи святого Вацлава в 1913 году. История этой площади восходит к 1348 году, когда чешский король Карл IV. основал районе Нового города Праги. В истории Вацлавской площади играет важную роль во многих демонстрациях или крупных мероприятий, которые включают в себя, например Бархатной революции в 1989 году, которое положило конец коммунистической партии в Чехословакии. На данный момент, перед статуей святого Вацлава было также зачитано прокламацию, объявив независимого демократического государства Чехословакии 28 октября 1918 года.
Václavské náměstí je jedno z nejznámějších a nejnavštěvovanějších náměstí v Praze v České republice. Jedná se o 682 metrů dlouhý a 60 metrů široký bulvár, který vede od Starého města k Národnímu Muzeu, před kterým stojí velmi oblíbená socha svatého Václava, která na tomto místě stojí již od roku 1913. Historie tohoto náměstí se datuje až do roku 1348, kdy český panovník Karel IV. založil čtvrť Nové Město pražské. V historii sehrálo Václavské náměstí významnou roli při mnoha demonstracích či významných událostech, mezi které například patří Sametová revoluce v roce 1989, která znamenala konec komunistické strany v Československu. Na tomto místě před sochou Svatého Václava také byla veřejnosti přečtena proklamace o vyhlášení nezávislého demokratického státu Československa dne 28. října 1918.
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Watch Wenceslas Square or Václavské Náměstí in Prague from just under the horse statue with the Czech king Wenceslas known as Saint Wenceslas - Svatý Václav- on it.
In this video you'll have a look at the statue as well and you'll also see the National Museum building called Národní Muzeum in Czech with still visible scars on its facade made by machine guns that were shooting from Russian tanks during the Russian invasion of Prague in August 1968.
Although the facade was repaired not too long after the building was heavily damaged, there are still a lot of lighter color spots showing on the facade because the aged original facade before the invasion wasn't filled with a material of the same color.
The invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 was done to thwart the Prague Spring which was an attempt to loosen up the tight total communist control and censorship and to give people more freedom of expression.
To suppress even the mildest freedom of expression the Soviet Russia and 4 other Warsaw Pact countries who acted as puppets (It was only the Soviet Russia troops that stayed behind long term) to give the invasion an appearance of brotherly help by several countries and not just the colonizing Russia's Soviet Union.
They used 500 000 troops, 800 aircraft and 5000 tanks to put down a small country that lifted its head.
The resulting Russian occupation of the country of Czechoslovakia lasted for more than two decades. The Russian troops finally left a couple of years after the Velvet Revolution which took place in 1989.
The invasion took place on August 20 to August 21, 1968, 45 years ago.
You can watch a video documentary about what happened on that day and what lead to it at the link below:
If you'd just like to see a portion from that video that shows a brief part of a tank pushing people around and of machine guns shooting at the museum building from Russian tanks you can click on the link below here:
So much for history. I put this brief history in the description for those who want to know more. If you just want to see the video, go ahead and watch it now.
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Wenceslas Square - Prague ساحة وينسيلاس براغ
The Wencelas Square, or Václavské Náměstí in Czech, is a large square in the city centre of Prague. It is named after Saint Wencelas (the patron saint of Bohemia). Many shops, restaurants, hotels etc. are located along this square and public events take place here regularly.
Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí), Prague (Praha)
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Running Wenceslas Square, Prague, Czech Republic
Description is simple -- just running around St. Wenceslas, the national hero of the Czech Republic (a loved Czech King propagating Christianity who ruled over Prague in the 10th century) in one of the most beautiful, historic and well preserved boulevards in the world.
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Prague, Czech Republic: Wenceslas Square
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David Černý; Saint Wenceslaus, 1999, Lucerna Arcade, Prague
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image-identity.eu: The horse is upside down and the duke is still riding its dead body; this is a very striking art work by David Cerny, the infamous Czech artist whose controversial works are often installed in public spaces. The Lucerna Passage where the artwork has been installed is a busy place and people passing by are perfectly aware of its meaning, which resonates with a current and historical sense of national identity -- as well as the public perception of the Czech Republic's social and political situation: What kind of people are in power and who are the national elites? What happened to democracy in our country after the second war and why are the Communists still in power as a political party? What is the Czech Republic's position in the EU?
In placing his work in the Lucerna Passage, Cerny highlights its proximity to Wenceslas Square, which has been the central gathering and protest concourse for the Czech peoples, especially in their quest for a self-defined national identity.
Furthermore, the upside-down rider on a dead horse refers directly to the main statue at the top of Wenceslas Square. In the upper part of the legendary Square there is an elevated equestrian statue of the duke Saint Wenceslas by the prominent Czech sculptor Myslbek. The statue was unveiled in 1913 in front of the monumental building of the National Museum and expresses the virtues held very dear in the nation during the long 20th century: Christianity, peace, freedom, national and state sovereignty. The statue and concourse is emblematic of the numerous tragic turning points in the history of our nation: losing independence and state sovereignty on several occasions; waves of forced emigration and executions of the elite; language and national renaissances; the first and second wars; Communist domination after the second war; the Prague Spring and finally, the 1968 Soviet occupation.
Saint Wenceslas is a cult figure, a symbol of the Czech state and national identity since the early middle ages, and has always been an obligatory figure in history education. The two Wenceslases, Myslbek's and Cerny's, create a dialogue between past mythology and contemporary reality, political decay, and the loss of a clear national and democratic direction after liberation from Soviet Union in 1989. In contradiction to one another, the irony and absurdity of Cerny's rider’s position and activity raise questions about the truth and the making of national mythologies.
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David Černý (born December 15, 1967) is a Czech sculptor whose works can be seen in many locations in Prague. His works tend to be controversial.
Černý was born in Prague. He gained notoriety in 1991 by painting a Soviet tank pink, to serve as a war memorial in central Prague.[1] As the Monument to Soviet tank crews was still a national cultural monument at that time, his act of civil disobedience was considered hooliganism and he was briefly arrested. Another of Černý's conspicuous contributions to Prague is Tower Babies, a series of cast figures of crawling infants attached to Žižkov Television Tower.
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Statue of St. Wenceslas mounting a dead horse at the Lucerna arcade in Prague.
The statue by a controversial Czech sculptor David Cerny mirrors the famous statue of St. Wenceslas, patron saint of the Czech state, in Wenceslas Square. For the comical, but also ironical effect, St. Wenceslas is sitting on the belly of his dead horse suspended from the ceiling.
The statue was originally situated at the bottom end of the Wenceslas Square (whereas the original St. Wenceslas dominates the upper end of the square). Nowadays it is kept in the arcade of the Lucerna palace not far from the original site.
The artist made a humorous pact with Dagmar Havlova, the owner of Lucerna, that the sculpture shall not be removed until the constitutional monarchy is restored in the Czech Republic.
Monument to Saint Wenceslas
Monument to St. Wenceslas (Czech Pomník svatého Václava) - equestrian statue of the Czech prince Wenceslas the Holy (924-936) on the Wenceslas Square in front of the National Museum in Prague, erected by the Czech sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek (1848-1922) in the style of monumental realism. The monument is one of the symbols of Prague and the Czech statehood in general. In 1995 it was declared a national cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
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Saint Wenceslas Chorale is the church hymn and one of the oldest known Czech songs and Czech anthems. Its roots can be found in the 12th century and it belongs to the most popular religious songs also today, and to the oldest still used European chants.
Saint) Wenceslaus I / Václav (About this soundlisten); c. 911 – September 28, 935), Wenceslas I or Václav the Good was the duke (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935. His younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel, was complicit in the murder.
His martyrdom and the popularity of several biographies gave rise to a reputation for heroic virtue that resulted in his elevation to sainthood. He was posthumously declared to be a king and came to be seen as the patron saint of the Czech state. He is the subject of the well-known Good King Wenceslas, a carol for Saint Stephen's Day.
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
Born: c. 911, Prague, Bohemia
Died: September 28, 935, Stará Boleslav, Bohemia
Venerated in: Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine : St Vitus Cathedral, Prague
Feast : September 28
Attributes : Crown, dagger, burning eagle on a banner
Patronage Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Wenceslaus is the subject of the popular Saint Stephen's Day (celebrated on December 26 in the West) Carol, Good King Wenceslas. It was published by John Mason Neale in 1853, and may be a translation of a poem by Czech poet Václav Alois Svoboda. The usual American English spelling of Duke Wenceslas' name, Wenceslaus, is occasionally encountered in later textual variants of the carol, although it was not used by Neale in his version.Wenceslas is not to be confused with King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (Wenceslaus I Premyslid), who lived more than three centuries later.
The Day of Saint Wenceslas, 28 September 1914, was selected by Czech Companion in Russia for foundation in Kiev Sofia Square and the First Rifle Regiment of Czechoslovak legions there was originally named The Rifle Regiment of Saint Wenceslas.
Statue of Saint Wenceslas on the eponymous square in Prague
An equestrian statue of Saint Wenceslaus and other patrons of Bohemia (St. Adalbert, St. Ludmila, St. Prokop and St. Agnes of Bohemia) is located on Wenceslaus Square in Prague. The statue is a popular meeting place in Prague. Demonstrations against the Communist regime were held there.
His helmet and armour are on display inside Prague Castle.
Saint Wenceslas Chorale (Czech: Svatováclavský chorál) or simply Saint Wenceslas is the church hymn and one of the oldest known Czech songs and Czech religious anthems. Its roots can be found in the 12th century and it belongs to the most popular religious songs also today, and to the oldest still used European chants. The hymn is mentioned as old and well-known in the chronicle from the 13th century.Also strophic structure, language and undulating melody and harmonization confirm that assumption. The text of the song had originally three strophes. To the chant, originally in Old Czech, some new strophes have been added and also removed from over the centuries. Its final form becomes from the turn 18th and 19th century and in that version is still used today.
The content of the anthem is a prayer to Saint Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia and the Czech patron saint to intercede for his nation in God to help from injustice and ensure the salvation. The hymn is regularly sung today, usually at the end of a Sunday Mass or a major Christian holidays.
In 1918, in the beginnings of the Czechoslovak state, the song was discussed as a possible candidate for the national anthem.
M odern lyrics:
Svatý Václave, vévodo české země,
kníže náš, pros za nás Boha, svatého Ducha!
Kriste, eleison.
Ty jsi dědic české země, rozpomeň se na své plémě,
nedej zahynouti ni nám ni budoucím, svatý Václave!
Kriste, eleison.
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Old Czech
Saint Wenceslas Chorale
Historical lyrics:
Svatý Václave, vévodo české země,
kněže náš, pros za ny Boha, svatého Ducha!
Kyrieleison.
Nebeskéť jest dvorstvo krásné,
blazě tomu, ktož tam pójde,
v život věčný, oheň jasný svatého Ducha.
Kyrieleison.
Pomoci tvé žádámy,
smiluj sě nad námy.
Utěš smutné, otžeň vše zlé, svatý Václave!
Kyrieleison.
Wenceslas Square, Prague
From my site: my-prague-sights.com. This is a quick overview of Wenceslas Square. The square has lots of shopping, restaurants and nightlife surrounding it. At the top is the impressive National Museum and statue of St. Wenceslas.
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Saint Wenceslas statue in front of national museum
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One of the spots in the city were people paid their respects to the person who helped re-establish democracy in the Czech Republic.