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Praha
Hlavní mĕsto

U Sovových mlýnů 7, Malá Strana
(Werichove vila)

Jan Werich

Praha 1905 - Praha 1980
Czech actor, playwright and writer
(Wikipedia)

Nikos Armutidis
1993 (2017)

Description

Bust mounted on the wall next to the entrance of the vila, where Werich lived 1945-1980. The bust was installed unofficially by a group of sculptors on 6 February 1993, the anniversary of Werich’s birth, without the city council’s consent. In 2006, the bust disappeared. The sculptor made a new copy in 2017.

Artist

Nikos Armutidis (Brno 1953), Moravian sculptor and painter of Greek ethnic origin (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Pamětní desky v Praze, Katalog pražských pamětních desek.

Location (N 50°5'7" - E 14°24'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr096; Photograph: 7 July 2026
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