The Jan Hus Memorial

An important person in Prague’s history, Jan Hus is a name you’ll hear over and over again during your stay. This bronze memorial, inaugurated in 1915, actually proves the point. The statue commemorates this 14th-century religious reformer, burned at the stake in 1415 due to his reformist views that went against the Catholic Church. An allegory of resistance against the imperial German Catholic oppression at the time, Czechs see Jan Hus as a hero. His execution is remembered every year on July 6th, a national holiday in his honor.