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Jim Wald

As noted, the Nazis murdered artist Josef Čapek in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in the spring of 1945. He has no grave & the exact date of his death is not known.

This is one of the most creative memorials in Prague, commemorating both Josef & his brother Karel (d. 1938)
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"In 1990 it was agreed to erect a permanent memorial to the brothers in the attractive square Náměstí Míru, just opposite the Vinohrady theatre; and in 1995 the finished monument by the sculptor Pavel Opočensky was unveiled. A gaunt three-metre-tall granite block from the Šumava mountains in southwestern Bohemia, its opposing faces are punctured with holes spelling the names of the Čapeks, while the sides are pricked out with the dates of the brothers’ births and untimely deaths." Náměstí Míru: Memorial to Josef and Karel Čapek — The Prague Vitruvius https://pragitecture.eu/namesti-miru-memorial-josef-karel-capek/ side of monument showing birth and death dates
"In 1990 it was agreed to erect a permanent memorial to the brothers in the attractive square Náměstí Míru, just opposite the Vinohrady theatre; and in 1995 the finished monument by the sculptor Pavel Opočensky was unveiled. A gaunt three-metre-tall granite block from the Šumava mountains in southwestern Bohemia, its opposing faces are punctured with holes spelling the names of the Čapeks, while the sides are pricked out with the dates of the brothers’ births and untimely deaths." Náměstí Míru: Memorial to Josef and Karel Čapek — The Prague Vitruvius https://pragitecture.eu/namesti-miru-memorial-josef-karel-capek/ face showing the name Karel Čapek
"In 1990 it was agreed to erect a permanent memorial to the brothers in the attractive square Náměstí Míru, just opposite the Vinohrady theatre; and in 1995 the finished monument by the sculptor Pavel Opočensky was unveiled. A gaunt three-metre-tall granite block from the Šumava mountains in southwestern Bohemia, its opposing faces are punctured with holes spelling the names of the Čapeks, while the sides are pricked out with the dates of the brothers’ births and untimely deaths." Náměstí Míru: Memorial to Josef and Karel Čapek — The Prague Vitruvius https://pragitecture.eu/namesti-miru-memorial-josef-karel-capek/ face showing the name Josef Čapek
detail of words Josef Čapek
Mar 23, 2025, 04:15 AM·Public·Fedica
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