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Karel Havlicek Monument

Karel Havlicek Monument

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Karel Havlicek Monument

Name: Karel Havlicek Monument
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Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States

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oliviakellis

January 22, 2024

Dedicated in 1911 by a Bohemian American group, the Karel Havlicek Monument in Douglas Park honors the Czech journalist and poet, Karel Havlicek. Sculpted by Josef Strachovsky, the bronze figure captures Havlicek's impassioned oratory, with one hand on his cape and the other extended dramatically. Havlicek advocated for constitutional reform and national rights, ultimately facing unjust arrest and exile. The monument's granite plaza and inscribed wall pay tribute to Bohemia's lost son, lauding him as a fearless defender of rights and liberties.

Bumble-Bee

September 15, 2022

A group of Bohemian American's originally dedicated the Karel Havlicek Monument in Douglas Park on the city’s west side in 1911. The group had organized the Karel Havlicek Monument Association several years earlier to raising money and plan the memorial. They commissioned Josef Strachovsky (1850–1913), a sculptor from Prague who had produced a monument to their revered countryman in 1907. He made two castings of the monument which had been installed in the Czech communities of Ziskove and Kuttenberg.

Strachovsky portrayed the standing bronze figure Karel Havlicek (1821–1856) as though he is giving an impassioned speech—with one hand clutching his cape and the other extended out in a dramatic fashion. The Bohemian journalist, critic, and poet who had advocated for constitutional reform and national rights was considered a martyr because he died soon after an unjust arrest and four years of exile.

Chicago’s Havlicek Monument has an elegant granite plaza with steps leading to a wall that provides a backdrop for the sculpture of Havlicek. The wall includes the following inscription: “In him Bohemia lost one of her best sons, a fearless defender of her rights and liberties, a man of sterling character. For which life sacrificed, his life!”

(chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/karel-havlicek-monument)

AeroPetr ✈🌍

April 17, 2021

A monument to the Czech national poet and satirist in Chicago. Does his “Epigeamme” actually also exist in the German/English language?

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Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States

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1. Michigan & Wacker to Adler Planetarium via Lakefront Path — Chicago

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