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Mariánské Lázně
Karlovarský kraj

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Fryderyk Chopin

Frédéric Chopin

(Żelazowa Wola 1810 - Paris 1849)
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist
(Wikipedia)

Karel Otáhal
1947/60

Description

Boulder with a portrait medallion of Chopin, with caption fryderyk chopin *22.ii.1810 želazowa wola + 17.x.1849 v paříži.

Inscription(s)

FRYDERYK CHOPIN
1810-1849

k 150. výročí narození
ceniálního polského
skladatele na pamĕť
jeho pobytu v našem
mĕstĕ v roce 1836

z okazju 150. rocznicy
urodzin genialnego
kompozytora
polskiego na pamiątke
jego pobytu w naszym
mieście w roku 1836

obnoveno pĕčí mĕst. n.v.
mariánských lázní 1989

Frédéric Chopin
1810-1849

the 150th anniversary
of the stay of the
Polish genius
composer in our
City in 1836
(in Czech and Polish)

Signature

Karel Otáhal, / 1947

Annotation

The monument was originally created to commemorate Walter von der Vogelheide, a German "minnesänger", in 1930. In 1960, the medaillon of Chopin was placed.

Sculptor

Karel Otáhal (1901 - 1972),
Czech sculptor.

Sources & Information

Mariánské Lázně, Memorials and Memorial Plaques.

Locatie (N 49°58'31" - E 12°42'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czkv013; Photograph: 13 September 2012
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