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Kuks Via Crucis
Czech Republic

 

Calvary of 21st century

Country of Cross (Čestmír Mudruňka)

The Way is situated near Kuks. The whole project came from the initiative of sculptor Vladimir Preclík and was opened in the fall of 2008. In this "open-air gallery" you can see 15 modern sandstone sculptures by 15 different authors, which are implemented as a "reflection on the Cross, carried by the life of every man." It is not a traditional conception of the Cross, but rather the work of carrying a certain philosophical and religious overtones.

Names of all the statues and the names of authors:

Annunciation - Daniel Klose

Veronica's veil - Stanislav Hanzik

Miracle of Ascension - Vojtech Adamec

Crown of Thorns - Ellen Jilemnicka

Cathedral of Prayer - Vladimir Preclik

Holy Family - Jan Koblasa

Light in the Darkness - Ivan Jilemnický

Teardrop - Vaclav Fiala

Redemption - Jan Hendrych

Pieta - Marius Kotrba

Seeker - Michal Sarse

Country of Cross - Čestmír Mudruňka

Love pain - Jiri Marek

Gateway of Hope - Jaromira Nemcova

Obelisc - Jiří Kačer

(Source: http://www.turistika.cz/trasy/kuks-krizova-cesta-21stoleti-, see also http://www.podzvicinsko.cz/cs/tematicke-trasy/krizova-cesta-na-kuksu.html)

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More About Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a cool little landlocked country south of Germany and Poland, with a national addiction to pork and beer. Potatos, cabbage, and dumplings are close behind them, and they also have this great bar food called "utopenec." It means "a drowned man," it's pickled sausage with onions, perfect with some dark wheat bread and beer. The Czech bread is legendary, like a meal all by itself.Czechoslovakia first became a sovereign state in 1918 when it declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The state of Czechoslovakia lasted until the "Velvet Divorce" of 1993, which created Slovakia and the Czech Republic.It was occupied by Germany in WWII but escaped major damage, unlike most other European cities. The nation's capital, Prague, retains some of Europe's most beautiful Baroque architecture as well as one of the largest medieval castle complexes still standing. The President of the Czech Republic has his offices in the Prague Castle even today.There was a coup d'etat in 1948 and Czechoslovakia fell under Soviet rule. For fifty years Czechoslovakia was a Socialist state under the USSR, subject to censorship, forced atheism and even the arrest of jazz musicians!In 1989, communist police violently squashed a pro-democracy demonstration and pissed everybody off so bad that a revolution erupted over it, finally ending the Communist rule.The next twenty years saw rapid economic growth and westernization. Today in Prague you can eat at McDonald's or KFC, shop for snowboarding boots and go see a punk rock show.The Czech Republic took over the presidency of the European Union in January 2009. This instantly created lots of political drama because the President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, is a renowned Euroskeptic.We anxiously await the outcome of "President Klaus vs. the Lisbon Treaty", a world heavywieght fight sceduled for spring 2009.Text by Steve Smith.


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