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Monument in Czechia

The Plague Column of the Virgin Mary Immaculate in Kutná Hora

Plague Column in Kutná Hora, also known as Column of the Virgin Mary Immaculate (Czech: Morový sloup Panny Marie Neposkvrněné), is a Marian column in Kutná Hora in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is protected as a cultural monument.

History

This baroque plague column was built by the Jesuit sculptor František Baugut. It originated between 1713 and 1715 as a commemoration of the contemporary plague which killed more than a thousand people. The column is decorated by the statue of the Virgin Mary Immaculate and Kutná Hora's typical labor themes (reliefs of miners).

See also

References

  1. "Sloup se sousoším – Morový sloup". Prague: National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

External links

49°56′58″N 15°16′01″E / 49.9494°N 15.2669°E / 49.9494; 15.2669

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