Köngen, Germany
100 AD
Mezdra, Bulgaria
3rd century AD
Baena, Spain
1st century BCE
Bern, Switzerland
1st century BCE
Portmán, Spain
1st century BCE
San Roque, Spain
940 BCE
Pula, Croatia
100-0 BCE
Split, Croatia
4th century AD
Termini Imerese, Italy
2nd century BCE
Dalheim, Luxembourg
100-200 AD
Mamer, Luxembourg
0-200 AD
Rome, Italy
144-140 BCE
Blankenheim, Germany
1st century AD
Varaždinske Toplice, Croatia
0-300 AD
Lienz, Austria
50 BC
Patti, Italy
2nd century AD
Pleven, Bulgaria
4th century AD
Thénac, France
1st century AD
Rodange, Luxembourg
0-100 BC
Tholey, Germany
1st century AD
The Jan Hus Memorial stands at one end of Old Town Square. The huge monument depicts victorious Hussite warriors and Protestants who were forced into exile 200 years after Hus, and a young mother who symbolises national rebirth. The monument was so large that the sculptor designed and built his own villa and studio where the work could be carried out. It was unveiled in 1915 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Jan Hus' martyrdom. The memorial was designed by Ladislav Šaloun and paid for solely by public donations.
Born in 1369, Hus became an influential religious thinker, philosopher, and reformer in Prague. He was a key predecessor to the Protestant movement of the sixteenth century. In his works he criticized religious moral decay of the Catholic Church. Accordingly, the Czech patriot Hus believed that mass should be given in the vernacular, or local language, rather than in Latin. He was inspired by the teachings of John Wycliffe.