Monument to Jan Žižke

Monument to Jan Žižka is an equestrian statue of Jan Žižka, installed on the Vitkov Hill in 1950. It symbolizes the memory of the national hero of the Czech Republic - Jan Žižke, who in this place in 1420 with four thousand people defended Prague from thousands of Crusaders.

Jan Žižka National Monument is located in the center of Vitkov Park, on top of the hill of the same name, almost in the center of Prague. The majestic statue of the national hero of the Czech Republic has a height of nine meters without a pedestal and weighs almost 17 tons. It consists of 120 bronze parts and five thousand bolts. The statue of Jan Žižka is the world’s largest bronze equestrian monument. It was designed by Czech sculptor Bohumil Kafka, influenced by the works of Auguste Rodin, but the master did not see his own creation, as he died in the Second World War.