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Praha
Hlavní mĕsto

Slovanský ostrov, Nové Město

Božena Němcová

Wien 1820 - Praha 1862
Czech writer, active during the height of the Czech National Revival
(Wikipedia)

Karel Pokorný
1955

Description

Statue of Božena Němcová as a bare-haired young woman, with her left leg crossed, her long flowing dress and an embroidered scarf draped over her back. She holds a book in her left hand and a bouquet of flowers in her right hand in front of her.
The location of the statue is related to Božena Němcová's social life and balls in the Žofín Palace on the same island.

Inscription(s)

BOŽENA NĚMCOVÁ	sochař karel pokorný 1945-1955 architect jaroslav fragner 1955	zbudovala společnost boženy němcové v praze 1951-1955
BOŽENA NĚMCOVÁ	Sculptor Karel Pokorný 1945-1955 Architect Jaroslav Fragner 1955	Erected by the Society Božena Němcová in Prague 1951-1955

Artist

Karel Pokorný (Pavlice 1891 - Praha 1962), Czech sculptor.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Pomník Boženy Němcové (Praha).

Location (N 50°4'47" - E 14°24'45") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr082; Photograph: 7 July 2026
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