Statues

Liberec proudly announces the finishing of a restoration of Marian Plague Column from 1719 which is located in the garden of the Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross.

Marian Column and baroque gardenLiberec

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Laco Sorokáč created the Gate of Champions for the city of Liberec. It is a five meters high statue of a bent ski jumper stylized as an inflatable arch and it can be found at the last tram stop under the Ještěd mountain.

Gate of ChampionsLiberec

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The little bronze devil that sits in front of the gallery is a half-ton sculpture by Jaroslav Róna. So, with a touch of exaggeration one might say that it is also the brother of the Little Martian (by the same artist) that guards the spaceship on Ještěd. Basically, in Liberec the devil never sleeps.

Gallery devilLiberec

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The creator of this unusual bus shelter, which is full of obvious as well as hidden symbolism, is David Černý.

Feast of Giants bus shelterLiberec

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The City of Liberec in cooperation with the Jewish Community Liberec joined the tradition of laying stones of disappear, worldwide known under the German name Stolpersteine. Every stone is a reminder of a specific person who lived in Liberec and was deported to a concentration camp during the World War II.

StolpersteineLiberec

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Are you a fan of non-traditional art? If so, then you’ll love Canal Street, decorated with more than 90 manhole covers from various towns and cities around the Czech Republic and abroad, and is so unique that it is listed in the Czech record books.

Canal StreetLiberec

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Right in front of the Plaza shopping centre you’ll find a family of cats resting peacefully, so cute that they attract children of all ages to play with them. And no wonder, as this lovely sculpture is dedicated to children.

The CatsLiberec

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The futuristic Sphere not only mirrors the surrounding buildings, but as soon as darkness descends on the city, an unexpectedly mysterious sea of light awakens inside it, which also radiates out around it.

The SphereLiberec

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Fire was brought to Crystal Valley on the Preciosa building in Františkovská street by original mural art designed by the __Stroy studio, inspired by glassmaking.

Crystal DragonLiberec

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Not far from the Town Hall, in a corner of the passage yard between náměstí Dr. E. Beneše and the Plaza shopping centre, you’ll find the Edison Lamp, inspired by the only cubist street lamp in the world, located in Prague.

Edison LampLiberec

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The space in front of the city library is decorated by a bench of the first President of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel, by artist Bořek Šípek. A round table looped around a tree trunk and two chairs are the place that is supposed to encourage dialog, freedom of speech, discussion or a simple relaxation.

The Bench of Václav HavelLiberec

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Do you fancy a selfie with an alien? Anything is possible in Liberec! Make a trip to Hotel Ještěd, that looks a bit like a spaceship, and find him among the rocks nearby. The Little Martian – or rather his 1,7m tall statue – is sitting there and waiting for his new friends.

The Little MartianLiberec

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Near the top of Ještěd you can still find the monument of the 1948 plane crash together with the wreckage of the plane.

Airmen\\\\\\\'s CairnSvětlá pod Ještědem

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Seifert’s 2.5-metre-high column, also known as Mezník (“Milestone”), returns to Liberec after a long 56 years. From August 2025 it will temporarily adorn the corner of the historic Town Hall, recalling both the city’s turbulent history and the power of art.

Jiří Seifert’s Plague ColumnLiberec

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Mosaic cats, a type of street art, can be found all over the place in Liberec. They lie in wait on the corners of buildings, bridges, lamp posts and many other places where you would probably not expect them.

Mosaic catsLiberec

Since 2020, the staircase leading up to the North Bohemian Museum has been guarded by a pair of bronze lions.

Museum lionsLiberec

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The Neptune Fountain stands in the square in front of Liberec Town Hall. The fountain is dominated by a statue of Neptune standing astride a dolphin and holding a trident. You can see the original Neptune statue in the North Bohemian Museum exhibition.

Neptune’s FountainLiberec

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This artwork does not conform with your traditional image of a monument as a stone statue. It is so unique that in 2001 the authors recieved Honorable Mention for Artwork in Architecture in the Grand Prix Obce architektů, the national contest for architects.

Monument to the Fighters and Victims of the Fight for Freedom of the CountryLiberec

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The cuboid shape of the memorial is created by mirrors from the both sides (each of them weighs 800kg) and it looks like the black monolith in the intro of the iconic film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Monument to the Victims of CommunismLiberec

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Monument dedicated to the victims of second world war jewish origins coming from Liberec.

Památník obětem šoaLiberec

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The memorial commemorating the 1,100 people of Liberec killed during the First World War is made of a special steel alloy with a rusty patina. This material was chosen according to the original design by architect and actor David Vávra. The four-metre high circular monument is set with plaques bearing the names of the victims.

Memorial to the fallen of the First World WarLiberec

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To mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Police Directorate in Liberec, a memorial dedicated to police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty was unveiled by the library.

Memorial to police officers killed in the line of dutyLiberec

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To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, on 17 November 2019, a new memorial was ceremonially unveiled on the steps of Liberec Town Hall in honour of the events of 1989.

Memorial to the event of 1989Liberec

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The bust of Count Franz Clam-Gallas has dominated since 2018 in the park, which bears the name of this famous noble family. It is a casting of the work of the prominent sculptor Heinrich Karel Scholz.

Monument to Franz Clam-GallasLiberec

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In 1968, the tanks of the Warsaw Pact forces also rumbled through Liberec. They left behind wounded, dead, and a sense of futility and betrayal. All this and much more is commemorated by the memorial to the victims of 21 August 1968, symbolically in the shape of a tank caterpillar track engraved with the names of Liberec’s nine victims, located right next to the Town Hall.

Monument to the Victims of 21st August 1968Liberec

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Atop the main town hall tower there stands a copper guard looking down on the city; he\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s known as Roland the Standard-bearer, or simply the Knight. From a height of 61 metres, not only does he add a touch of dignity to the tower, he especially symbolises the protection of the city\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s rights and privileges.

Roland - the City Hall KnightLiberec

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The routes developed with the support of the Liberec Region offer walks through art in the public space of the city. Pavel Karous will guide you through the work of Czech artists, often of worldwide significance, from the golden 60s to the present day. The routes are available free of charge.

TourStories: Umění ve veřejném prostoruLiberec

Hravá procházka za současným libereckým uměním různého druhu.

Umělecký LiberecLiberec

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The bench that Lukáš Rittstein created for Liberec is called Eternal Tenderness. Three tram seats are imprinted into round mass that brings to mind some soft organic shape. The tram seats point out to its location, that is near the tram stop Soukenné náměstí.

Eternal TendernessLiberec

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Liberec Garden of Remembrance came second in the 2013 Parks and Gardens competition in the Czech Republic. The garden is open to the public and contains some prominent tombs – such as that of the great entrepreneurial family of Liberec, the Barons von Liebieg, and situated in the middle of the park is a memorial from the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 (erected in 1868).

Garden of RemembranceLiberec

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