Max van der Stoel monument in Prague, Memorial in Prague 6, Prague, Czech Republic

The Max van der Stoel monument is a concrete sculpture in the Max van der Stoel park in Prague 6, made by sculptor Dominik Lang and architect Jakub Červenka in 2017. It takes the form of the horizontal shadow of one of the park's trees, cast flat on the ground, and is meant to evoke the impact of a single meeting on Czech history.

The monument honors a meeting on March 1, 1977, when Dutch Foreign Minister Max van der Stoel met with dissident Jan Patočka. This event marked the first Western support for the Charter 77 movement.

The park is named after Max van der Stoel, and the monument stands as a fixed shadow of one of its trees. Dominik Lang said the shadow recalls the brief meeting between Patočka and van der Stoel, reminding passers-by of fleeting encounters that are usually forgotten. The work was initiated by the Dutch embassy and unveiled on 1 March 2017, forty years after the meeting.

The monument lies in Max van der Stoel Park in Prague 6, not by Prague Castle. The concrete shadow is set flat on the ground among the park's trees, so look down rather than for a plinth or statue. It can be visited at any time of day, and the flat surface is easy to approach on foot.

The monument is a horizontal concrete cast of the shadow of one of the park's trees, meant to evoke "the impact of a single meeting on Czech history." Sculptor Dominik Lang said it fixes a fleeting shadow to recall how easily brief encounters are forgotten. It was unveiled on 1 March 2017, forty years after the meeting, by Frans Timmermans, Lubomír Zaorálek, ambassador Eduard Hoeks and Prague 6 mayor Ondřej Kolář.