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Pomník Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Autor: Mgr. Olga Georgiev,
12.01.2023
Nápis:
1850 1937
RISING OUT OF THE FERTILE BOHEMIAN SOIL, THE BLANIK MOUNTAIN STANDS ETERNALLY VIGILANT, ITS VERDANT SLOPES SHELTERING A WEALTH OF AGE-OLD FOLKLORE. ACCORDING TO AN OLD LEGEND, SLUMBERING WITHIN ITS COOL MOUNTAINOUS DEPTHS, THE BLANIK KNIGHTS STAND GUARD, READY TO RIDE FORTH, WITH SAINT WENCESLAUS TO LEAD THEM IN THEIR NATION'S HOUR OF NEED.
THOMAS GARRIGUE MASARYK, CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S FIRST PRESIDENT SYMBOLIZED IN FLESH THIS LEGENDARY VIGILANCE, WHEN IN THE FURY OF WORLD WAR I, HIS CZECHOSLOVAK LEGIONS FOUGHT TO REALIZE THE NATION'S FONDEST DREAM. THUS CAST IN BRONZE THE BLANIK KNIGHT IS BUT A MONUMENTAL SYMBOL OF THOMAS G. MASARYK'S ETERNALLY VALID IDEALS OF FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND HUMANITY.
THE MASARYK MEMORIAL MONUMENT WAS CREATED BY ALBIN POLÁŠEK SCULPTOR, COMPLETED IN 1949 AND DEDICATED MAY 29, 1955. THIS MEMORIAL PLAQUE PRESENTED BY THE MASARYK MEMORIAL DEDICATION COMMITTEE.
EMH
ALBIN POLASEK 1947
MASARYK
DEDICATED TO
THOMAS GARRIGUE MASARYK
CRUSADER FOR TRUTH
TEACHER LIBERATOR STATESMAN
"JESUS NOT CAESAR"
"TRUTH WILL PREVAIL"
Poznámka: 1850 1937
RISING OUT OF THE FERTILE BOHEMIAN SOIL, THE BLANIK MOUNTAIN STANDS ETERNALLY VIGILANT, ITS VERDANT SLOPES SHELTERING A WEALTH OF AGE-OLD FOLKLORE. ACCORDING TO AN OLD LEGEND, SLUMBERING WITHIN ITS COOL MOUNTAINOUS DEPTHS, THE BLANIK KNIGHTS STAND GUARD, READY TO RIDE FORTH, WITH SAINT WENCESLAUS TO LEAD THEM IN THEIR NATION'S HOUR OF NEED.
THOMAS GARRIGUE MASARYK, CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S FIRST PRESIDENT SYMBOLIZED IN FLESH THIS LEGENDARY VIGILANCE, WHEN IN THE FURY OF WORLD WAR I, HIS CZECHOSLOVAK LEGIONS FOUGHT TO REALIZE THE NATION'S FONDEST DREAM. THUS CAST IN BRONZE THE BLANIK KNIGHT IS BUT A MONUMENTAL SYMBOL OF THOMAS G. MASARYK'S ETERNALLY VALID IDEALS OF FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND HUMANITY.
THE MASARYK MEMORIAL MONUMENT WAS CREATED BY ALBIN POLÁŠEK SCULPTOR, COMPLETED IN 1949 AND DEDICATED MAY 29, 1955. THIS MEMORIAL PLAQUE PRESENTED BY THE MASARYK MEMORIAL DEDICATION COMMITTEE.
EMH
ALBIN POLASEK 1947
MASARYK
DEDICATED TO
THOMAS GARRIGUE MASARYK
CRUSADER FOR TRUTH
TEACHER LIBERATOR STATESMAN
"JESUS NOT CAESAR"
"TRUTH WILL PREVAIL"
Autor Albín Polášek 1949, postaveno 1955: https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albín_Polášek
Podrobněji viz: https://equestrianstatue.org/masaryk-thomas-2/
Souřadnice: N41°47'13.99'' W87°35'47.76'' - přibližná pozice dle adresy
Pomník přidal: Mgr. Olga Georgiev
Příprava dat: Ing. František Jedlička
Pomník Karel Havlíček Borovský
Autor: Ing. Lubomir Georgiev,
01.11.2020
Nápis:
KAREL HAVLICEK
BOROVSKY
THE MARTYRED STATESMAN OF BOHEMIA, BELOVED BY HIS COUNTRYMEN, BORN OCTOBER 31 1821, DIED JULY 29 1856
IN HIM BOHEMIA LOST ONE OF HER BEST SONS, A FEARLESS DEFENDER OF HER RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES,
A MAN OF STERLING CHARACTER, EVER TRUE TO HIS CONVICTIONS FOR WHICH HIS SACRIFIED HIS LIFE.
UNDYING HONOR TO HIS MEMORY
SCULPTURED BY
JOSEF STRACHOVSKY
MILACEK NARODA A MUCEDNIK BRIXENSKY, SLAVNY CESKY PUBLICISTA
NAROZEN 31. RIJNA 1821 ,, ZEMREL 29 CERVENCE 1856
V NEM ZTRATIL NAROD JEDNOHO Z NEJLEPSICH SYNU,
NEOHROZENEHO BOJOVNIKA ZA PRAVDU A SVOBODU,
MUZE VZACNEHO CHARAKTERU A SKALOPEVNEHO PRESVEDCENI
ZA NEZ OBETOVAL SVUJ ZIVOT
NEHYNOUCI CEST JEHO PAMATCE
DEDICATED TO BOHEMIANS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
ERECTED AD 1911
ARCHITECTURE BY ANTHONY F RUSY
KAREL HAVLICEK
BOROVSKY
THE MARTYRED STATESMAN OF BOHEMIA, BELOVED BY HIS COUNTRYMEN, BORN OCTOBER 31 1821, DIED JULY 29 1856
IN HIM BOHEMIA LOST ONE OF HER BEST SONS, A FEARLESS DEFENDER OF HER RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES,
A MAN OF STERLING CHARACTER, EVER TRUE TO HIS CONVICTIONS FOR WHICH HIS SACRIFIED HIS LIFE.
UNDYING HONOR TO HIS MEMORY
SCULPTURED BY
JOSEF STRACHOVSKY
MILACEK NARODA A MUCEDNIK BRIXENSKY, SLAVNY CESKY PUBLICISTA
NAROZEN 31. RIJNA 1821 ,, ZEMREL 29 CERVENCE 1856
V NEM ZTRATIL NAROD JEDNOHO Z NEJLEPSICH SYNU,
NEOHROZENEHO BOJOVNIKA ZA PRAVDU A SVOBODU,
MUZE VZACNEHO CHARAKTERU A SKALOPEVNEHO PRESVEDCENI
ZA NEZ OBETOVAL SVUJ ZIVOT
NEHYNOUCI CEST JEHO PAMATCE
DEDICATED TO BOHEMIANS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
ERECTED AD 1911
ARCHITECTURE BY ANTHONY F RUSY
Souřadnice: N41°51'58.14'' W87°36'39.35'' - přibližná pozice dle adresy
Pomník přidal: Mgr. Olga Georgiev
