Statues - Hither & Thither

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České Budějovice
Jihočeský kraj

Karla IV. 1-3 (side Náměstí Přemysla Otakara II)
(former Palác Včela (Bee palace))

Sochy na Palác Včela

Statues on the Bee Palace

Richard Kristinus
1896

Description

On the Hasso building are four statues:

(click on the photo for an enlargement in a separate window.)

Beehive (relief)
Thriftiness - a woman (statue in lower niche)
Diligence - a man with an ax (statue iin upper niche)
A Bee - the symbol of the company (German 'Biene' = bee)
German patrician from mid 16th century (at the top)
Side façade facing Karla IV:
a man with a bag (sowing?)

Annotation

The company "Spar- und Vorschuss-Verein Biene" (Savings and advance payment Association 'Bee'), established in 1864, decided in the 1890s to move the headquarters to the city centre. In 1895 an architectural competition was held for the design of the new building, but eventually was chosen for the German neo-renaissance style of Viennese architect Peter Paul Brang (1852-1925), although the it was not the wining design.

P.S. 12 September 2012 was a rainy day... The photos are therefore not as good as usual.

Sculptor

Richard Kristinus (Cieszyn 1865 - České Budějovice 1926), Czech sculptor from České Budějovice.

Sources & Information

Slavné stavby, Palác Včela (Biene).
Semtam 18, Palác Včela (Biene).

Locatie (N 48°58'26" - E 14°28'30") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czjc016; Photograph: 12 September 2012
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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