| 词条 | Stalin Monument (Prague) |
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Stalin's Monument was a {{convert|15.5|m|abbr=on}} granite statue honoring Joseph Stalin in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It was unveiled on 1 May 1955 after more than 5½ years of work, and was the world's largest representation of Stalin. The sculpture was demolished in 1962. HistoryThe monument was located on a huge concrete pedestal, which can still be visited in Letná Park. It was the largest group statue in Europe, measuring {{convert|15.5|m|abbr=on}} high and {{convert|22|m|abbr=on}} long. The sculptor was Otakar Švec, who killed himself a few days before the unveiling.[1] The process of de-Stalinization began shortly after the unveiling of the monument. The monument, therefore, became an increasing source of embarrassment to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, and was taken down with {{convert|800|kg}} of explosives.[1] Later use of siteIn 1990, pirate radio station Radio Stalin operated from a bomb shelter beneath the statue's plinth. The same shelter was also the home of Prague's first rock club in the early 1990s. Since 1991 the marble pedestal has been used as the base of a giant kinetic sculpture of a metronome. In 1996 the pedestal was briefly used as a base for a {{convert|35|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} statue of Michael Jackson as a promotional stunt for the start of his HIStory World Tour. A billboard promoting Civic Democratic Party leader Václav Klaus was erected on the site during the Czech parliamentary elections of 1998 but was removed soon after due to high winds. A green plaque below the metronome reads:
The City of Prague has been considering several options for redevelopment of the site for years, including a plan to build an aquarium.[2] The remaining socle is a popular meeting point for skateboarders.[3] See also{{Portal|Czech Republic|Visual arts}}
References1. ^1 {{cite web|first=Dita|last=Asiedu|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/article/66095|title=World's biggest Stalin monument would have turned 50 on May Day|work=Radio Prague|date=3 May 2005|accessdate=16 December 2013}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.praguepost.cz/archivescontent/4862-an-exercise-in-futility.html|title=An exercise in futility|work=The Prague Post|date=19 December 2007|accessdate=16 December 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216182535/http://www.praguepost.cz/archivescontent/4862-an-exercise-in-futility.html|archivedate=16 December 2013|df=}} 3. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20090712033348/http://www.praha7.cz/About-Prague-7/Places-of-interest/PARKS/area1241 Letná Park (praha7.cz)] External links{{Commonscat|Stalin Monument in Prague}}
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