A statue of

Josef Jungmann Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 – 14 November 1847) was a Czech linguist and poet, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival. Together with Josef Dobrovský, he is considered to be a creator of the modern Czech language. The literary aw ...

() is installed in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. The construction of the monument was initiated by

František Palacký František Palacký (; 14 June 1798 – 26 May 1876) was a Czech historian and politician. He was the most influential person of the Czech National Revival, called "Father of the Nation". Life František Palacký was born on 14 June 1798, at ...

and

František Ladislav Rieger František Ladislav Rieger (10 December 1818 – 3 March 1903) was a Czech politician and publicist made famous for his leadership of the early Czech nationalist movement. Early life Rieger was born into the household of a miller in the town of ...

in 1866. They approached the sculptor

Václav Levý Václav Levý (also known as Wenzel Lewy; 14 September 1820 – 30 April 1870) was a sculptor in the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary. He was considered to be one of the pioneers of the modern style in Bohemia. Biography Levý was born in t ...

, who was working in Rome at the time, and the architect

Antonín Viktor Barvitius Antonín Viktor Barvitius (July 14, 1823 in Prague – July 20, 1901), also known as ''Anton Barvitius'', was a Czech architect working in Revivalism architecture. Life Barvitius originally studied philosophy and law, but then switched his st ...

. Levý made a sketch and a small model of the statue, depicting Jungmann as a seated figure with a scroll and pen. Work on the monument was interrupted by Levy's illness and sudden death in 1870. The commission was then taken over by , who used the original sketch and completed the statue, cast in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

, in 1872. The pedestal was made by Erhard Ackermann according to a design by Barvitius.The foundation stone for the monument was laid in 1873 by Palacký. The monument was unveiled in 1878.

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