Litomyšl - statue of Alois Jirásek

 
We can find it in the park under the castle at the foot of the so-called Olivet Mountain. The Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross, the Museum and the Piaristic College are located nearby. Looking at the bronze sculpture of the "grand master of transitions" (depicted already in advanced age and lounging in a robust armchair), the question may pop into the head of many of you: "Propáníčka - and what is Alois Jirásek also doing in Bedřich Smetana's birthplace?"
It is very…