Chrudim - the plague column of the Transfiguration with the Virgin Mary and a fountain

Chrudim's baroque plague column Transfiguration with a fountain is not only a prominent feature of Ressel Square, but also one of the most beautiful and valuable monuments of this charming historic East Bohemian town. The column was completed in 1732 (the foundation stone was laid here 13 years earlier) and in its form combines the central scene of the Transfiguration of the Lord with Marian thanksgiving for ending the last plague...