Chrudim - statue of Prince Břetislav and Emperor Charles IV.

The statues of two important Czech monarchs who honored Chrudim with their visit can be found in Břetislavova street above Širokým schody, in the place where Chrudim castle stood. Statues of Charles IV. and Břetislav I were created by sculptors A. Myslivec and A. Sešina from Hořice. They were unveiled in 1881 and 1890. The statue of Břetislav recalls the oldest written mention of Chrudim, when the chronicler Kosmas wrote that on the Chrudim...