Pohled do parku na Karlově náměstí

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View of the park on Charles Square - fountain with column with St. Joseph in front of the New Town Hall (state before re-regotization). "The fountain with a statue of St. Joseph with Baby Jesus on Charles Square in front of the New Town Hall is part of the work of the important Baroque sculptor and carver Matěj Václav Jäckel from 1697-98. From March to November 1680, Prague's cities affected by the plague. At the time of the epidemic, the individual towns built six statues of Jesus a column with four conjoined half-columns is erected on a plinth with four lions' heads, which are shaped like gargoyles.The column has a statue of St. Joseph and four angels.The front side is decorated with the Habsburg eagle with the monogram of Emperor Leopold I. and above it is placed the coat of arms of the fountain's owner. In addition to the Habsburg and Imperial coats of arms, there are also Czech and Hungarian coats of arms.