Let's see how different regimes treated different statues and which meanings they have attributed to them. Which monuments survived? Which monuments were eternally removed...like Stalin monument that was destroyed.
Today you will learn about the most iconic as well as the most controversial monuments in Prague. Some of them have been around for a while, like the statue of St. Wenceslas, some were temporarily removed, and some, like the infamous Stalin monument, are gone for good. #prague #realpragueguides
Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - St. Wenceslas Statue on Wenceslas Square
2:15 - Frantisek Palacky Monument
3:37 - Jan Hus Monument
4:50 - Marian Column on Old Town Square
6:39 - Statue of Maria Theresa
8:08 - Statue of Marshal Konev
9:48 - 1st World War Obelisk - Prague's Victorious Sons
10:34 - Obelisk at Prague Castle
11:20 - Statue of Marshal Radecky
12:42 - Stalin Monument Destroyes
14:45 - Pink Unicorn Guy