Matka Země II., Sandstone sculpture in Povel, Czech Republic.

Matka Země II. is a marble sculpture by sculptor Rudolf Chorý (1929–2007) and architect Tomáš Černoušek (1927–2001). It depicts a crouched female figure shaped into a sphere as a symbol of planet Earth, set on a stone plinth with an asymmetrical profile. It stands outdoors on Velkomoravská street, on the open space in front of the Hotelový dům Olomouc in Povel.

Matka Země II. was commissioned by the Okresní investorský útvar Olomouc and carved from Slivenec marble by sculptor Rudolf Chorý with architect Tomáš Černoušek. The work was approved together with the Hotelový dům Olomouc in 1963, and it was restored at a later date.

The title Matka Země II. (Mother Earth II) names the crouched female figure curled into a sphere, read as a symbol of the planet Earth. The sculpture stands on a stone plinth with an asymmetrical profile in front of the Hotelový dům Olomouc on Velkomoravská street, where passers-by see it as part of the hotel complex opened in 1963.

The sculpture stands outdoors on Velkomoravská street, on the open space in front of the Hotelový dům Olomouc in Povel, at ground level and visible at any hour. It rests on a stone plinth with an asymmetrical profile, so visitors approach it directly from the pavement.

The sculpture was commissioned by the Okresní investorský útvar Olomouc and approved together with the whole Hotelový dům Olomouc in 1963. It was later restored. The work stands on a stone plinth with an asymmetrical profile, which visitors often overlook.