The Milada Horáková Monument in Prague wants to be created by 23 artists

Prague - A monument to Milada Horáková on Sněmovní Street in Prague is to be created by 23 artists. The commission will decide on the winner in five weeks, after which all entries will be displayed, informed Kateřina Havelková from the Stránský Foundation. Prague 1 refused in April to announce an architectural competition for the monument design; some councilors were concerned that the municipal district would have to finance it. The foundation is trying to raise funds for the monument.
The jury included sculptor Jan Hendrych, architects Jan Kerel, Štěpán Špoula, Zdeněk Lukeš, and art historian Jaromír Zemina. Milada Horáková's daughter, Jana Kánská, also supports it.
"I am glad that so many contemporary artists have expressed interest in portraying Milada Horáková. It only confirms the growing importance of her message. I would like to believe that everyone passing by the new monument on their way to or from the Parliament of the Czech Republic will feel the same," stated Martin Jan Stránský from the Stránský Foundation. Stránský is also a councilor for Prague 1, elected for the Public Affairs party.
According to previous statements by Stránský, the monument should be life-sized. In addition to Stránský, the Club of Dr. Milada Horáková is also striving for the creation of the monument. The artists' designs entered into the competition will be exhibited after the official announcement on November 17 at the Topič Salon on Národní Street.
The memorial is to be placed in front of the House of Representatives at the intersection of Sněmovní and Thunovská Streets. Initially, it was considered that it would be erected in Vrchlický Gardens, but this was not favored by, for example, the Department of Development of the Capital City due to planned park repairs.
Lawyer and national socialist MP Horáková (1901-1950) was executed by the communist regime after a fabricated trial. She was accused of alleged high treason and espionage. She was also imprisoned during World War II for participating in the anti-Nazi resistance. According to the indictment at the time, she was preparing, as the head of a conspiracy center, a return to capitalism, collaborating with other "traitors of the regime," and passing important information to hostile agents.
In honor of Horáková, a monument with a bust was created in Prague in 2009 in a park at Hrdinů Square in Prague 4, near the courthouse and prison building.