Carnac, France
4500 - 3300 BC
Locmariaquer, France
4700 BC
Plouezoc'h, France
4850 - 4000 BC
Erdeven, France
5000 - 2000 BC
Carnac, France
4500 BC
Dol-de-Bretagne, France
5000-4000 BCE
Plouharnel, France
4000 BCE
Arzon, France
4600 BC
Larmor-Baden, France
3500 BC
Plouharnel, France
Plouharnel, France
Erdeven, France
5000 - 3000 BC
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 Ĺ aloun 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.