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| Statue of Saint Sebastian | |
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| Czech: Socha svatého Šebestiána | |
 The sculpture in 2013 | |
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| Type | Sculpture |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 50°03′52″N14°25′01″E / 50.0645°N 14.416933°E | |
The statue of Saint Sebastian (Czech : Socha svatého Šebestiána) is installed at Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic. [1]
Josef Václav Myslbek was a Czech sculptor and medalist credited with founding the modern Czech sculpting style.
Vyšehrad is a historic fort in Prague, Czech Republic, just over 3 km southeast of Prague Castle, on the east bank of the Vltava River. It was probably built in the 10th century. Inside the fort are the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul and the Vyšehrad Cemetery, containing the remains of many famous Czechs, such as Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Karel Čapek, and Alphonse Mucha. It also contains Prague's oldest Rotunda of St. Martin, from the 11th century.
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FC Slavoj Vyšehrad is a football club in Prague-Nusle, Czech Republic, and named after Vyšehrad. The club used to play in the 2nd and 3rd tiers of the Czech football system. In 2022, after a corruption scandal, the club was reassigned to the Prague Championship.
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Lumír and Song is an outdoor sculpture made by Josef Václav Myslbek in 1889-1897 for Palacký Bridge. Damaged from American bombing on February 14, 1945, statues were removed in 1948 in connection with the bridge reconstruction and installed at Vyšehradské sady in Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic. The statue was previously at the New Town's side of Vltava and it was installed in the gardens with two other statues from the opposite Smíchov's side. The fourth statue, Libuše and Přemysl, was heavily damaged and repaired until reinstalled with the other three in 1977.
The statue of Saint Wenceslas is an outdoor sculpture by Johann-Georg Bendl from 1680, installed at Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic. The statue formerly stood in the middle of Wenceslas Square, near Grandhotel Evropa, but was moved to Vyšehrad in 1879.
Libuše and Přemysl is an outdoor sculpture by Josef Václav Myslbek made in 1889-1897 for Palacký Bridge. Damaged from American bombing on February 14, 1945, bridge statues were removed in 1948 in connection with the bridge reconstruction and installed at Vyšehradské sady in Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic. The statue was one at the New Town's side of Vltava and it was heavily damaged and repaired until reinstalled with the other three only in 1977. It depicts Přemysl the Ploughman and Libuše, the mythical Czech rulers settled in the 8th century at Vyšehrad.
The bust of Václav Štulc is installed at Štulcovy sady in Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic.
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The statue of Augustine of Hippo, or the statue of Saint Augustinus, is an outdoor sculpture by Jeroným Kohl, installed on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Statues of Saints Cyril and Methodius by Karel Dvořák are installed on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
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