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Statue of Bedřich Smetana, Prague

Coordinates: 50°05′07″N 14°24′47″E / 50.085335°N 14.412924°E / 50.085335; 14.412924
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Statue of Bedřich Smetana
Czech: Socha Bedřicha Smetany
The statue in 2012
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Year1984 (1984)
TypeSculpture
Mediumbronze
SubjectBedřich Smetana
Dimensions235 cm (93 in)
Locationoutside Bedřich Smetana Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°05′07″N 14°24′47″E / 50.085335°N 14.412924°E / 50.085335; 14.412924

The statue of Bedřich Smetana (Czech: Socha Bedřicha Smetany) is a sculpture of the famous Czech composer Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) located outside the Smetana Museum in Prague, Czech Republic. It was unveiled on 4 June 1984, in the centenary year of his death. The sculpture, 235 cm high and weighing about a ton, was by professor Josef Malejovský and architect Bedřich Hanák.[1]

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  1. ^ "Statue of Bedřich Smetana". prague.eu. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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