Prague Memorials & Sculptures

National Museum Prague (Národní Muzeum)

The grand Neo-Renaissance facade of the National Museum Prague standing majestically at the top of Wenceslas Square on a sunny day.

A Monument to Memory: Discovering the National Museum Prague Few buildings in Central Europe carry the weight of a nation’s soul quite like the National Museum Prague — a Neo-Renaissance colossus that presides over Wenceslas Square with the quiet authority of something that has witnessed revolutions, occupations, and rebirths, and emerged from each chapter more […]

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Winged Lion Memorial (Statue) in Prague

prague winged lion memorial

Winged Lion Memorial (Statue) in Malostranska Prague. The two metre high Winged Lion is the work of the contemporary British sculptor Colin Spofforth. The Lion was cast in bronze at the artistic foundry in Horní Kalná, Hradec Králové Region. The Lion is placed on a concrete plinth covered by Czech granite. When viewed from above, […]

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