Statue of Eliška Krásnohorská, Monument to Czech writer in Charles Square, Prague, Czech Republic.
The Statue of Eliška Krásnohorská stands in the western part of Charles Square in Prague's New Town, facing the Czech Technical University buildings. Karla Vobišová-Žáková carved the slightly larger-than-life figure from a single block of white Romanian marble in 1931. The writer wears smooth floor-length robes and a cape tied at the neck, holding a scroll of papers at her waist; the low, irregularly cut base bears the relief inscription ELIŠKA KRÁSNOHORSKÁ.
The Czech Women's Production Cooperative, based in its own building on Resslova Street from 1896, drove the monument's creation. Sculptor Karla Vobišová-Žáková won the 1927 competition and unveiled the statue in 1931, receiving an award from the Academy of Sciences and Arts. Krásnohorská had founded the Minerva girls' gymnasium and led the cooperative.
The monument was funded by the Czech Women's Production Cooperative, which had its own building on Resslova Street from 1896. Krásnohorská led the cooperative as mayor and edited Ženské listy; her texts were read aloud at the unveiling of nearby monuments to Karolina Světlá and Vítězslav Hálek.
The monument sits in the middle of Charles Square and is easily accessible on foot with no entrance fee required. The square itself is an open public area that welcomes visitors at any time of day.
The statue is carved from a single block of white Romanian marble, and its low, irregularly cut base carries the relief inscription ELIŠKA KRÁSNOHORSKÁ. Vobišová won the 1927 competition for the monument and received an award from the Academy of Sciences and Arts for it.
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