Edvard Beneš - Brno, Czech Republic
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Statue of second prezident of Czechoslovakia in front of Faculty of Law in Brno.
Waymark Code: WMC40B
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/22/2011
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Autorem sochy je Karel Dvorák - Myslbekuv a Štursuv žák. Od roku 1928 pusobil jako profesor na Státní umeleckoprumyslové škole v Praze. Sochu Beneše vytvoril za prezidentova života v roce 1947. Byla urcena pro Pantheon Národního muzea v Praze. Její první kopie stojí na Loretánském námestí v Praze. Socha pro Brno je druhou kopií, jejíž odlití Národní muzeum povolilo.
Bronzová socha stojícího prezidenta je umístena na žulovém podstavci pred hlavním vchodem do Právnické fakulty. Místo bylo vybráno s ohledem na blízkost budovy technické univerzity, která nesla jeho jméno v letech 1937-1938 a 1945-1951.
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The author of the statue, Karel Dvorak - student of sculptors Myslbek and Štursa. From 1928 he worked as a professor at the State School of Applied Arts in Prague. Benes statue created during the president's life in 1947. It was intended for the Pantheon of the National Museum in Prague. The first copy is on the Loreta square in Prague. Statue for Brno is the second copy, which casting is permitted by the National Museum.
The bronze statue of standing prezident is located on a granite pedestal in front to main entrance to Faculty of Law in Brno.
The site was chosen with regard to the proximity to of the building of the Technical University, which bore his name between 1937-1938 and 1945-1951 (his name was removed due WW-II and after communist takeover).
Prof. PhDr. et JUDr. Edvard Beneš (born on May 28, 1884 Kožlany, Bohemia (then part of Austria-Hungary) was a Czechoslovak politician. He was known to be a skilled diplomat, and was one of the leaders of the Czechoslovak independence movement. He later served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia. In 1935, he succeeded Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk as President of Czechoslovakia
He is famous for not abiding with the Munich Agreement, which forced Czechoslovakia to cede the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany, triggering the German invasion of Czechoslovakia on October 1. Supported by the Czechoslovak population and the army, he resisted the German invasion of Czechoslovakia and led the defence of his country efficiently, though futile, until he was forced to flee to Romania through Poland.
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