Statue of Bedřich Smetana, Prague
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Year1984
TypeSculpture
Mediumbronze
SubjectBedřich Smetana
| Statue of Bedřich Smetana | |
|---|---|
| Czech: Socha Bedřicha Smetany | |
 The statue in 2012 | |
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| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | bronze |
| Subject | Bedřich Smetana |
| Dimensions | 235 cm (93 in) |
| Location | outside Bedřich Smetana Museum, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 50°05′07″N 14°24′47″E / 50.085335°N 14.412924°E | |
The statue of Bedřich Smetana (Czech: Socha Bedřicha Smetany) is a sculpture of the famous Czech composer Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) located outside the Smetana Museum in Prague, Czech Republic. It was unveiled on 4 June 1984, in the centenary year of his death. The sculpture, 235 cm high and weighing about a ton, was by professor Josef Malejovský and architect Bedřich Hanák.[1]
