A statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik (Czech: Socha Milana Rastislava Štefánika) by Bohumil Kafka is installed outside Štefánik's Observatory on Petřín in Prague, Czech Republic.[1][2][3]
| Statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik | |
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| Socha Milana Rastislava Štefánika (Czech) | |
 The statue in 2013 | |
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| Type | Sculpture |
| Subject | Milan Rastislav Štefánik |
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History
editThe statue was melted down in 1952.[4] The reconstructed statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik was placed in the vicinity of the observatory on Prague's Petřín Hill in 1994. It is meant to be a smaller version of the statue originally intended to be placed in Bratislava in 1937.[4][5][6] It was unveiled in front of the Štefánik’s Observatory on August 30, 1994.[4]
References
edit- ↑ Probst, Andrej. "Socha Milana Rastislava Štefánika v Prahe". Krajanský portál pre Slovákov žijúcich v zahraničí (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ↑ "Socha Milana Rastislava Štefánika u hvězdárny na Petříně | Drobné památky". www.drobnepamatky.cz. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ "Umění pro město / Milan Rastislav Štefánik". umenipromesto.eu (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- 1 2 3 Cizek, Hrady cz s r o Jiri. "Socha Milana Rastislava Štefánika, Praha 1-Hradčany". www.hrady.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ↑ "Osud pomníku Milana Rastislava Štefánika". Plus (in Czech). 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ↑ s.r.o, TV PRAHA. "Pietní akt na počest generála M. R. Štefánika | PRAHA | Zprávy | PRAHA TV". prahatv.eu (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
External links
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