Boulder Cross, Brno, Czech Republic
Posted by: vraatja
N 49° 11.435 E 016° 36.500
33U E 617185 N 5449887
The Cross dedicated to the victims of Communisms Era (1948-1989) in Kapucin gardens on the Petrov Hill in Brno.
Waymark Code: WM8MHX
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/19/2010
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The Cross is a part of composition called "The sign" according to name of the one poem of Czech poet J. Zahradnícek, who was arrested by Communist secret state police (StB) and sentenced to 13 years imprisonment. In 1960 he was granted amnesty due to his tragic health situation and died the same year. Part of his poem is written also on the marble desk on the wall next to cross. The monument is dedicated to all victims of communist oppression in 1948-1989.