Andel s motýlími krídly / Angel with butterfly wings, Praha, Czechia - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

CZ: Andel s netypickými motýlími krídly v hrobce rodin Waldek a Hordt. Autorem púsobivé sochy je nemecký novobarokní sochar Kaspar Clemens von Zumbush (1830 - 1915). Patrne se jedná o jedinou jeho sochu na území Ceské republiky.
Hrobka je datována do roku 1895 a patrí mezi nejvetší otevrené kaplové hrobky v Praze. Vyprojektovali ji architekti Ferdinand Fellner (1847 - 1916) a Hermann Helmer (1850 - 1919), kterí se proslavili hlavne projekty divadelních budov.
Hrobka byla restorována v letech 2014 - 2016.

Andel (z reckého angelos „posel“) je mytická nadprirozená duchovní bytost, která by mela být podrízena Bohu ci bohum a sloužit jako posel mezi lidmi a bohy.

EN: An angel with atypical butterfly wings in the tomb of the Waldek and Hordt families. The author of the impressive sculpture is the German Neo-Baroque sculptor Kaspar Clemens von Zumbush (1830 - 1915). It is probably the only statue in the Czech Republic.
The tomb dates back to 1895 and is one of the largest open chapel tombs in Prague. It was designed by architects Ferdinand Fellner (1847 - 1916) and Hermann Helmer (1850 - 1919), who became famous mainly for projects of theater buildings.
The tomb was restored in 2014 - 2016.

An angel (from the Greek angelos "messenger") is a mythical supernatural spiritual being who should be subordinate to God or gods and serve as a messenger between men and gods.

Associated Religion(s): All Christian Religions Statue Location: VII. cemetery, 23. department , 39. grave Entrance Fee: free Artist: Kaspar Clemens von Zumbush Website: [Web Link]

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