Sloup Proměnění Páně, Baroque Holy Trinity column at Resselovo náměstí, Chrudim, Czech Republic.

The Sloup Proměnění Páně is a Baroque sandstone column on Ressel Square, completed in 1732. Its lower tier carries statues of saints including John of Nepomuk, Archangel Michael and Catherine of Alexandria; the middle shows the Transfiguration with Peter, James, John, Moses and Elijah; the top depicts God the Father descending from a cloud. Three quadrant fountains with lion-head spouts and four boys with cornucopias surround the base.

The structure was built starting in 1719 as a response to the final plague outbreak that had struck the city. The original design underwent changes during construction and the work was completed in 1732.

The monument shows how people once honored saints and religious stories through public art in the town square. You can see this reflected in the careful placement of each figure and the choice of which characters appear on the column.

The column stands on Ressel Square in front of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The square is open and level, so you can walk around the monument freely. The fountains at its base, built in 1842–1843, are known as St Wenceslas fountains.

Instead of the originally planned pyramid shape, the column has a cloud-like spiral form that curves upward. This surprising change during construction makes it visually different from other similar religious monuments in the area.