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Praha
Hlavní mĕsto

Karlovo námĕstí 11, Nové Město
(České vysoké učení technické v Praze - Czech Technical University)

Alegorie vědy a práce

Allegories of Science and Labour

Antonín Popp
1894

Description

Two statues in niches in the façade of the The Czech Polytechnic building.

Praha - Alegorie vědy a práce
Labour: a worker with a hammer and a cog wheel.
Science: a scholar with a book and a scroll.

Artist

Antonín Popp (Praha 1850 - Praha 1915), , Czech sculptor, medallist and teacher (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Budova České polytechniky.

Location (N 50°4'34" - E 14°25'8") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr160; Photograph: 10 July 2026
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