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 gardenGPSLiberecINFOLaco 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 ChampionsGPSLiberecINFOThe 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 devilGPSLiberecINFOThe creator of this unusual bus shelter, which is full of obvious as well as hidden symbolism, is David Černý.
Feast of Giants bus shelterGPSLiberecINFOThe 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.
StolpersteineGPSLiberecINFOMáte rádi netradiční umění? Pak se vám bude líbit kanálová ulička, která je ozdobena více než 40 kanály z různých měst v ČR i zahraničí a je tak unikátní, že se dostala i do české databanky rekordů.
Kanálová uličkaGPSLiberecINFOColourful family of cats, created by famous Czech artist Martina Niubó-Klouzová, is located right in front of the shopping centre Plaza. The main objective of the artist was to create a statue for children and the inspiration was the TV show Teletubbies that was based on the academic research of children’s psychology.
The CatsGPSLiberecINFOThe futuristic Sphere not only reflects its surroundings but as the darkness falls on the city a mysterious sea of light awakens inside and radiates out.
The SphereGPSLiberecINFOJust few steps from the town hall, in a corner of the passage between the Square of Dr. E. Beneš (Náměstí Dr. E. Beneše) and shopping centre Plaza, is craftilly hidden Edison Lamp. It was inspired by the only cubist lamp in the world that can be found in Prague.
Edison LampGPSLiberecINFOThe 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 HavelGPSLiberecINFODo 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 MartianGPSLiberecINFO