Statue of Saint Wenceslas, Wenceslas Square
Sculpture by Josef Václav Myslbek in Prague, Czech Republic
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The statue of Saint Wenceslas (Czech: Socha svatého Václava) in Prague, Czech Republic depicts Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia. It is installed at Wenceslas Square.[1]
| Statue of Saint Wenceslas | |
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| Socha svatého Václava (Czech) | |
The statue in 2013 | |
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| Artist | Josef Václav Myslbek |
| Type | Sculpture |
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| Website | www |
Description
The mounted saint was sculpted by Josef Václav Myslbek in 1887–1924, and the image of Wenceslas is accompanied by other Czech patron saints carved into the ornate statue base: Saint Ludmila, Saint Agnes of Bohemia, Saint Prokop, and Saint Adalbert of Prague. The statue base, designed by architect Alois Dryák, includes the inscription: "Svatý Václave, vévodo české země, kníže náš, nedej zahynouti nám ni budoucím"[2] (English: "Saint Wenceslas, duke of the Czech land, prince of ours, do not let perish us nor our descendants").[3]
