Holy Trinity Column and Lesser Town Square - Prague, Czech Republic
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Holy Trinity Column and Lesser Town Square - Prague
Waymark Code: WMTPFW
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/23/2016
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This card shows west-north part of Lesser Town Square.
The lower part of the square was once the site of a pillory and gallows. There are no traces anymore of those grim symbols of the Middle Ages but the upper part of the square has a monument that celebrates the end of a disease that plagued the city throughout the Middle Ages: the bubonic plague. After a late outbreak of the disease was finally under control, the city decided to erect the Plague Column to celebrate the end of the plague.
The column, which is also known as the Holy Trinity Column, was designed by Giovanni Batista Alliprandi. Built in 1715, the monument consists of a small fountain surrounded by putti. A large pedestal supports a soaring obelisk, which reaches a height of about twenty meters (66ft). The pedestal is decorated with statues created by Johann O. Mayer and Ferdinand Geiger. They depict patron saints including St. Wenceslas and St. John Nepomuk.
Physical Address: Lesser Town Square Prague, Czech Republic
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Description of Postcard Location: Holy Trinity Column and Lesser Town Square
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