Statue of Karl Marx in Karlovy Vary, Bronze memorial statue in Castle Hill district, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
The Statue of Karl Marx is an over-life-size bronze figure of Marx seated bareheaded, hands folded in his lap, wearing a suit and a long coat. It stands on a simple prismatic pedestal of polished granite slabs, itself set on a square step of polished granite; the whole object is 212 cm high. The monument faces the Russian consulate on Petra Velikého Street.
Sculptor Karel Kuneš Jr. made a bust of Marx in 1957, awarded the Karlovy Vary City Prize in 1958 and protected as a cultural monument from 3 May 1958; it stood by the Vřídelní colonnade and was removed in the 1980s. His bronze statue, made with architect Marcel Šulc, was cast in 1986 and unveiled on 5 May 1988 for Marx's 170th birthday.
The gilded dedication inscription on the granite plinth faces visitors in the park on Petra Velikého Street, opposite the Russian consulate. Marx stayed at the Germania guesthouse on Zámecký vrch during his three cures, and his physician was Leopold Fleckles. The seated figure with hands folded in its lap wears a suit and a long coat.
The site is best reached on foot from the city center heading toward Castle Hill. Access is free and visitors can approach the statue at any time without restrictions or special arrangements needed.
The pedestal is made of polished granite slabs and the whole monument stands 212 cm tall. The bronze figure was cast in 1986 and installed in 1988, the year of Marx's 170th birthday.
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