Pomník Jana Žižky v Čáslavi, Bronze monument in Žižka Square, Čáslav, Czech Republic.
Pomník Jana Žižky v Čáslavi is a sandstone statue of the Hussite commander standing on a prismatic pedestal, set in a small park on Jan Žižka Square. The figure wears a long cloak and a round helmet and holds a staff upright at his right side; the pedestal has a stepped base and a moulded cornice.
The monument was unveiled on 29 August 1880, though some sources give 1881. Sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek won the 1878 competition for the statue, which František Hergessel and Antonín Procházka carved; architect Antonín Wiehl designed the pedestal in 1879.
Miroslav Tyrš, an art historian and co-founder of the Sokol movement, took part in shaping the monument and asked that Žižka be shown in a fur coat and armour. The sandstone figure was carved in 1880 by František Hergessel and Antonín Procházka after Josef Václav Myslbek's winning competition design of 1878.
The monument stands in a small park on Jan Žižka Square in Čáslav, on open paving, so it can be walked around and viewed from all sides. The square lies in the town centre and is reached on foot.
The sculpture was crafted by sculptors František Hergessel and Antonín Procházka following Myslbek's design, blending Neo-Renaissance style with realistic details of the period. This collaboration between artists demonstrates the high craftsmanship valued in late 19th-century public monuments.
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