Monument to Berjikh Smetana

The monument to Bedřich Smetana is installed in front of the entrance to the museum of the composer. On the site where the monument is installed, there is a beautiful view of the Vltava River, Charles Bridge and Prague Castle.

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) was a famous Czech composer, chief conductor of the National Opera House of the Czech Republic and pianist. His name is associated with the national school of composers. In his works he used Czech subjects and folk motifs. He owns the work “Brandenburgers in the Czech Republic”, which was the first opera in history in the Czech language. The unofficial Czech anthem is his symphonic poem Vltava. Smetan was buried at the Visegrad cemetery.