- CountryCzech Republic
- Town:Lany
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Year of creation:2010
- Rider(s):Masaryk, Thomas
(1850–1937) was an Austrian, Czech, politician, sociologist and philosopher who as an eager advocate of Czechoslovak independence during World War I became the founder and first President of Czechoslovakia. He originally wished to reform the Austro-Hungarian monarchy into a democratic federal state, but during the First World War he began to favor the abolition of the monarchy and, with the help of the Allied Powers, eventually succeeded. Masaryk died less than two years after leaving office in Lány, Czechoslovakia.
- Sculptor(s):Novak, Petr
is a sculptor born in Bohemia
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Thomas Masaryk was the first president of Czechoslovakia. Shortly after his death, it was decided to erect an equestrian statue of him in Lany, where he spent most of his time after leaving office in 1935. Due to subsequent political developments, it was only in 2010 that the statue was made. Twice, in 1951 and 1968, the communists confiscated the funds collected for the statue. Masaryk was a brave man, but not a warrior. He was primarily an intellectual and a thinker. Masaryk loved riding and is portrayed on a relaxed horse, grazing calmly.
