Memorable places associated with Jan Hus. Information project together with adults “Travel to the memorable places of the Hussite movement”
The monument to Jan Hus in Prague is erected on Old Town Square. The location of the monument was discussed for as long as its design. Options were considered to immortalize the national hero Jan Hus on Wenceslas Square or on the Lesser Square next to the Old Town Square. But, given the scale of the hero’s personality, it was decided to erect a monument in the main square of the Old Town.
The photo shows a view of the monument from the observation deck of the Gothic tower.
History of the object
The first stone of the pedestal was laid in 1903. The author of the monument was Ladislav Shaloun, a follower of symbolism and Art Nouveau style in sculpture. The opening of the monument to Jan Hus took place without any celebrations in 1915 on the day of the 500th anniversary of the death of the national hero of the Czech Republic.
Ladislav Šaloun won the repeated competition for the design of the monument to Jan Hus. The first competition was held in the 80s of the 19th century, when a small monument proposed by V. Amorth was recognized as the best. Supporters of the Hussite movement protested precisely this implementation of the project, emphasizing the importance of the personality of Jan Hus. This protest led to a change in plans for the placement of the monument and to the announcement of a competition in 1900 for a larger-scale project.
Dedicated to whom
The composition of the monument is dominated by a bronze sculpture by Jan Hus. The Master stands on a granite pedestal between two groups - staunch followers, and those who turned out to be weak in upholding the Truth. The central inscription of the monument calls for valuing Love and Truth.
Jan Hus is a medieval thinker and teacher. He was educated at two faculties of Charles University, and then not only taught at, but also served for two years as rector of the university. Jan Hus criticized the decline of the Catholic Church and called for its reform, for which he was first excommunicated and in 1415 sentenced to be burned.
The ideas of Jan Hus, who called for the eradication of the vices of religion, were popular among a significant part of the Czech population. The execution of the leader of the reform movement led to active protests by his followers against Catholicism. The country burned for more than two decades in the fire of the Hussite wars.
Significance
July 6 is a public holiday in the Czech Republic (the day of the execution of Jan Hus). On this day, in the Bethlehem chapel, where Master Huss once preached, a solemn mass is held in honor of the national hero.
Place of the monument in the life of Prague
The Jan Hus Monument is a popular attraction in Prague. Installed on a square in close proximity to the Old Town Hall, it attracts tourists and local residents. The area around the monument is always crowded; people make appointments here, relax, and listen to performances by street musicians.
Location of the monument to Jan Hus on the map
Description of the presentation by individual slides:
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TRAVEL THROUGH MEMORIBLE PLACES OF HUSIC TRAFFIC Completed by 6th grade “K” student Artemy Berezhnoy
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Jan Hus Jan Hus was born in the town of Husinec in Southern Bohemia in 1369 or 1371 (data differ) into a poor family. From childhood, his mother instilled in Jan a belief in God. At the age of 18, he entered Charles University at the Faculty of Liberal Arts. After receiving his master's degree, Jan was offered a position as a university teacher, in 1401 he was elected dean of the faculty, and then twice elected rector. At Charles University, Hus becomes acquainted with the works of the English reformer John Wycliffe, which radically change his views on faith and life, and he begins to oppose the papacy. Monument to Jan Hus on Old Town Square
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Bethlehem Chapel The Bethlehem Chapel became the platform for his sermon. This simple-looking church is not at all like the magnificent Gothic churches, and it was founded by ordinary people who wanted to listen to sermons in Czech. There are no icons, no statues, no frescoes or stained glass windows inside. Just a pulpit, a place for the choir, and a spacious hall for the audience. Now the Bethlehem Chapel houses a museum, concerts and university events are held. Divine services are currently held here only once a year - July 6, the day of the execution of Jan Hus.
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New Town Hall In July 1419, a group of Hus's followers, led by Jan Želivski, during a speech at St. Stephen's Church, demanded that the city magistrate release Hus' supporters who had been arrested for openly expressing their views. At that moment, someone from the New Town Hall threw a stone at the gathered crowd, to which the crowd reacted with a spontaneous attack on the town hall. A group led by Jan Želivski, which included Jan Žižka, who later became a hero of the Hussite movement, broke into the Novomestsky magistrate and threw out three councilors and seven townspeople who sympathized with Hus’s opponents from the windows.
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City of Tabor The Hussite movement was concentrated not only in Prague. Back in 1420, the center of this movement appeared in the southern Bohemian city of Tabor, where the most radical forces were grouped. After the death of the master, the number of his supporters only increased. The Taborites waged wars with the Catholics, so the city was initially built not as an ordinary settlement for life, but as a fortified camp. Therefore, the streets in the old city are very narrow, crooked and confusing.
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The Taborites and Jan Zizka The Taborites lived as a community and rejected any hierarchy. Some of them were engaged in crafts, providing for the army, and some fought. In the city center, of course, is the main square. There is a cathedral, a museum and a monument to Jan Žižka here. It was he who came up with the idea of using the Wagenburg - wagons fastened together as a defensive fortification and a springboard for attacks. Although initially simple peasants and artisans joined the Taborites, over time they learned to handle cannons, spears, crossbows and other weapons and became a formidable army. Monument to Jan Žižka in Tábor
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Monument to Jan Hus / Pomník Jana Husa
Monument to Jan Hus(Czech: Pomník Jana Husa) was installed on Old Town Square in Prague in 1915 on July 6 to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of the reformer and fighter for the rights of the Czech people Jan Hus. Sculptor – Ladislav Shalun. The monument seems to grow out of the square itself. It was originally planned to install this monument on Bethlehem Square (Czech: Betlémské náměstí), opposite the Bethlehem Chapel. The monument itself symbolizes the revival of the ideas of Hus and the entire people.
The monument is designed in the form of a composition, in the very center of which there is a sculpture of Jan Hus himself. Also depicted are the Hussites and Protestants, who were expelled 200 years after the execution of the reformer himself. A young woman-mother is a symbol of the revival of the people. On the monument itself there is the inscription “Love people”, which reveals the whole essence of the philosophical life of Jan Hus. The entire composition is installed on a wide granite pedestal in the form of an ellipse. The monument is a reflection of the most important and sad moments in the history of the Czech people.
On May 31, 1890, an association was formed, headed by Vojtech Naprstek. The purpose of this association was to create a monument to the preacher and reformer Jan Hus. In 1891, a competition was announced, which was won by the sculptor William Amorta. But his project was not implemented, because... Disputes about the placement of the monument continued for quite some time. It was proposed to install it on Wenceslas Square, Bethlehem Square or Small Square. In 1900, a second competition was announced. The winner was the authors of the project: Stanislav Sucharda, Jan Kotera and Ladislav Šaloun. Construction began in July 1903 and lasted 12 years.
Jan Hus (Czech Jan Hus) was born in 1369 in the village of Husinets near the city of Prachatice in the Czech Kingdom. At an early age he went to study in Prague, where he made a living by singing and serving in church. Gul loved to study and participated in all university events. In 1393 he received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts, a year later - a bachelor of theology. In 1396 he was awarded the title of Master of Liberal Arts. This was the end of his academic achievements.
From 1398 he taught at the University of Prague, later becoming dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts. And in 1409–1410 he was rector of the university. At the beginning of the 15th century, Jan Hus became a supporter of Wycliffe's teachings and began to actively preach it. Hus condemned the morals of the clergy and demanded church reform. King Wenceslas IV took his side and signed the Kutnagorsk Decree in 1409. In the same year, Jan Hus completely broke with the Catholic Church. For him, the authority of the Bible was higher than the authority of the pope.
Three years later, the king refused to support Hus when he opposed the sale of papal indulgences in 1412. Jan Hus was later expelled from Prague. On June 4, 1415, he was brought to Constance, where, without giving a word, they demanded that he renounce his heresy. On July 1, 1415, Hus was given the text of his renunciation. On July 6, 1415, a sentence was read to him in the Cathedral, which stated that he would be burned alive if he did not renounce. Jan Hus did not recant and on the same day was burned at the stake in Constance. The execution of a fighter for the rights of the Czech people shook up Czech society and also gave impetus to the Hussite movement. Jan Hus was later declared a Czech saint. In 1416, the same death befell his friend Jerome of Prague.
monument to Jan Hus (pomnik Jana Husa).
Czech Republic, Prague. district Prague 1 – Stare Mesto (Praha 1 – Staré Město). Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí).
Jan Hus (Jan Hus, in Latin Ioannes Hus or Hussus, 1369 (or 1371) village of Gusinets, Bohemia - July 6, 1415, Konstanz, Baden)- national hero of the Czech people, preacher, thinker, ideologist of the Czech Reformation. He was a priest and for some time the rector of the University of Prague.
In 1402 Jan Hus was appointed rector and preacher of the private Bethlehem chapel in the old part Prague, where he was mainly engaged in reading sermons in Czech, which attracted up to three thousand people. It was at this time friend Yana Hus Jerome of Prague brought the works of John Wycliffe from Oxford (Wycliffe, in English John Wycliffe, Wyclif, Wycliff, Wickliffe; 1320 or 1324 - December 31, 1384 - English theologian, professor at Oxford University, founder of the Wycliffist doctrine, which later turned into the popular Lollard movement, reformer and predecessor of Protestantism),
prohibited in the Czech Republic. Jan Hus fell under the influence of Wycliffe's ideas and openly declared himself a supporter of his teachings. In his sermons Jan Hus condemned the depravity of the clergy and denounced the morals of the clergy, called for depriving the church of its property and subordinating it to secular power, demanded church reform, and opposed German dominance in the Czech Republic.
Preaching in Bethlehem Chapel, Jan Hus expressed an opinion different from the official policy of the Catholic Church. 
You cannot charge for sacraments and sell church positions. It is enough for the priest to charge a small fee from the rich to satisfy his basic needs of life.
You cannot blindly obey the church, but you need to think for yourself, using the words from Holy Scripture: “If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Power that violates the commandments of God cannot be recognized by Him. Property must belong to those who are fair. An unjust rich man is a thief.
Every Christian must seek the truth, even at the risk of well-being, peace and life.
To spread your teachings, Jan Hus not only preached from the pulpit: he also ordered the walls of the Bethlehem chapel to be painted with drawings with edifying scenes, composed several songs that became popular and carried out a reform of Czech spelling, which made books more understandable for the common people. 
In 1409, the Pope issued a bull against Yana Hus, which allowed the Archbishop of Prague, an opponent of the reformer, to take punitive actions against him. Sermons Yana Hus were banned, all suspicious books were collected and burned. However, the authorities supported Yana Hus, and his influence among the parishioners continued to grow. In the fall of the same year, preaching in private chapels was prohibited, one of which was the Bethlehem Chapel. Jan Hus refused to carry out the order and appealed to Christ. In 1411, Archbishop Zbinek directly accused Yana Hus in heresy.
In 1414 Jan Hus was summoned to the Council of Constance, which had the goal of uniting the Roman Catholic Church and ending the Great Western Schism, which by this time had already led to tripapacy. In December 1414 he was arrested.
July 6, 1415 in Constance Jan Hus was burned along with his works. Execution Yana Hus became one of the reasons for the Hussite Wars (1419 - 1439), between his followers (Hussites) and Catholics.
Monument Jan Hus erected on Old Town Square in Prague in 1915 to mark the 500th anniversary of his execution. Author Ladislav Shaloun (Ladislav Šaloun). The monument is made in the style of modernist symbolism. It reflects the most glorious and at the same time the saddest moments in the history of the Czech people. There is an inscription on the monument "Love people."
Monument to Saint Wenceslas 
Monument to St. Wenceslas (Pomník svatého Václava).
Czech Republic, Prague. district Prague 1 (Praha 1), Nové Město. Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí).
On Wenceslas Square, opposite the National Museum (Národní museum), there is a monument to St. Wenceslas va.
Saint Wenceslas (holy noble prince Vyacheslav of Bohemia, in Czech Václav, in Latin Venceslaus, around 907 - 09/28/935 or 936)- Czech prince from the Přemyslid family, saint, revered by both Catholics and Orthodox Christians, patron of the Czech Republic. Ruled from 924 to 935 or 936.
First monument Vaclav was placed on this site in 1678. It was created by sculptor Jan Jiří Bendl (Jan Jíří Bendl). It has survived to this day and is located in Visegrad.
At the end of the 19th century, it was decided to erect a more grandiose monument. Creation of a monument Saint Wenceslas commissioned the Czech sculptor Josef Vaclav Myslbek (Josef Václav Myslbek). In 1887, work began on the monument, and in 1912 the bronze monument was erected on Wenceslas Square. The monument was opened on October 28, 1918. 
The entire sculpture complex, in its present form, was completed in 1924, when the last sculpture was installed.
Monument Saint Wenceslas presented in the form of a composition, where Vaclav sits on a horse with a spear in his right hand. Around the monument there are sculptures of Czech saints. In the front part there are sculptures of the Holy Martyr Ludmila (Svatá Ludmila) and Saint Procopius of Sasau (Prokop Sázavský). 
In the back is St. Vojtech (Adalbert of Prague, in Latin Adalbertus Pragensis, aka Vojtěch or Wojciech, in Czech Vojtěch) and Saint Annezka of Bohemia (Agnesa, Svatá Anežka Česká).
Bronze equestrian statue Saint Wenceslas hollow, mounted from casts from a plaster model. Et height 5.5 meters (with a spear – 7.2 meters), weight 5.5 tons. The model for the horse was the war stallion Ardo.
The pedestal is made of polished granite; Alois Dryak took part in the architectural design of the monument (Alois Dryak) and in the ornamental decoration - Tselda Kloucek.
The inscription on the pedestal reads: „Svatý Václave, vévodo české země, kníže náš, nedej zahynouti nám ni budoucím” (Saint Wenceslas, Duke of the Czech Land, our sovereign, do not let us or our children perish).
October 28, 1918 in front of this monument Saint Wenceslas The independence of the Czechoslovak state was declared in the words of a document read by Alois Jirasek. Therefore, in 1935, the date 10.28.1918 was dug on the pavement in front of the sculptural group. A decorative bronze chain to enclose the sculptural group was installed in 1979.
Monument to Tomas Garrigue Masaryk
Monument to Tomas Garrigue Masaryk (Pomník T. G. Masaryka). Czech Republic, Prague 1 (Praha 1). Hradčany district, Hradčanské náměstí. 
Tomas Garrigue Masaryk (Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 03/07/1850, Göding, Moravia, Austrian Empire - 09/14/1937, Lany, Czechoslovakia)- Czech sociologist and philosopher, public figure and statesman, one of the leaders of the movement for the independence of Czechoslovakia, and after the creation of the state - the first president of the republic (1918-1935). 
Monument to Tomas Garrigue Masaryk was opened on March 7, 2000 in honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the first president of Czechoslovakia.
Monument Tomas Garriga Masaryk was made by sculptors Josef Weitz (Josef Vajce) and Jan Bartosz (Jan Bartos) and is a three times enlarged copy of the sculpture by Otakar Spaniel (Otakar Spaniel) created in 1931, which is located in the Pantheon of the National Museum in Prague.
Monument height Tomas Garriga Masaryk– 3 meters, weight of the bronze sculpture – 555 kilograms. Monument Tomas Garriga Masaryk installed on a round granite pedestal. Only the president's initials - TGM - are written on the pedestal. 
Monument to Franz Kafka
Monument to Franz Kafka (Pomnik Franza Kafki).
Czech Republic, Prague. district Prague 1 (Praha 1), Stare Město – Josefov, Vězeňská street near Dušní street.
Franz Kafka (in German Franz Kafka, 07/3/1883, Prague, Austria-Hungary – 06/3/1924, Klosterneuburg, First Austrian Republic)- one of the outstanding German-language writers of the 20th century, most of whose work was published posthumously. His works, permeated with absurdity and fear of the outside world and higher authority, capable of awakening corresponding anxious feelings in the reader, are a unique phenomenon in world literature.
Consequently, he deserved a non-standard monument. Czech sculptor Jaroslav Rona (Jaroslav Rona) showed his imagination and captured the “writer” sitting on the shoulders of... an empty suit. The co-author of the architectural solution for placing the sculpture is David Vavra.
Presumably a monument Franz Kafka reflects the plot of the story “The Story of a Struggle” (or “Description of one match”). This is the story of a man who rides on the shoulders of another man through the streets of Prague.
Monument Franz Kafka was installed in 2003 to mark the 120th anniversary of his birth.
Monument height Franz Kafka 3.75 meters, weight 800 kilograms.
Monument to Jan Palach and Jan Zajic
monument to Jan Palacha and Jana Zajíce (Pomník Jana Palacha a Jana Zajíce).
Czech Republic, Prague. district Prague 1 (Praha 1), Nové Město.
Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí).
Opposite the entrance to the National Museum (Národni museum), on the sidewalk of Wilsonova street (Wilsonova), there is a monument Jan Palach and Jan Zajic– not the official name “Two Yanas”.
A number of events took place on Wenceslas Square "Prague Spring" 1968, in August, Soviet tanks walked along it. During the entry of Warsaw Pact troops and armed clashes with opponents of the entry of troops, the building of the National Museum was damaged.
In protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia, on January 16, 1969, a student at Charles University committed self-immolation here. (Jan Palach, 08/11/1948, Vshetaty - 01/19/1969, Prague). 
At about four o'clock in the afternoon on January 16, 1969, he went to Wenceslas Square Prague near the National Museum, took off his coat, took out a plastic bottle, doused himself with gasoline, and held a lit match. He immediately burst into flames, ran a few steps towards the museum building, fell and rolled on the asphalt. Passersby put out the fire with their coats. Palach was taken to the emergency room on Legerova Street. At this time he was still conscious. 85 percent of the body was burned, most of the burns were third degree. 
lived three more days and died on January 19. On February 25, 1969, another student committed suicide on Wenceslas Square - Jan Zayic(Jan Zajíc, 07/3/1950 – 02/25/1969),
from the city of Vitkova in eastern Bohemia. He arrived in Prague in the morning, at about half past two in the afternoon, at the entrance of house No. 39, he drank acid so as not to be able to scream in pain, doused himself with gasoline, set himself on fire and rushed to the exit, but did not have time to run out into the square, fell and died. After death Jana Palacha "Prague Spring" until April 1969, another 26 people attempted self-immolation, thus protesting against Soviet intervention and suppression
1968, including 7 deaths.
In 1989, a birch cross was erected at the site where Palakh fell engulfed in flames. The modern bronze monument was unveiled on January 16, 2000. It was made according to the design of the sculptor Barbora Vesela(Barbora Vesela) and architects Cestmir Houska and Jiří Vesely