Salzburg, Austria
696 AD
Graz, Austria
13th century
Melk, Austria
1089
Vienna, Austria
1160
Salzburg, Austria
1594
Salzburg, Austria
ca. 714 AD
Mondsee, Austria
748 AD
Altenburg, Austria
1144
Klosterneuburg, Austria
1114
Zwettl, Austria
1137
Sankt Florian, Austria
1071
Heiligenkreuz, Austria
1133
Krems an der Donau, Austria
1083
Geras, Austria
1153
Admont, Austria
1074
Innsbruck, Austria
1751
Millstatt, Austria
1070
Seitenstetten, Austria
1112
Hall in Tirol, Austria
1567
Wernberg, Austria
13th century
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.