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Plague Column, Kutná Hora

Coordinates: 49°56′58″N 15°16′01″E / 49.9494°N 15.2669°E / 49.9494; 15.2669
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The Plague Column of the Virgin Mary Immaculate in Kutná Hora

Plague Column in Kutná Hora, also known as Column of the Virgin Mary Immaculate (Czech: Morový sloup Panny Marie Neposkvrněné), is a Marian column in Kutná Hora in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is protected as a cultural monument.[1]

History

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This baroque plague column was built by the Jesuit sculptor František Baugut. It originated between 1713 and 1715 as a commemoration of the contemporary plague which killed more than a thousand people. The column is decorated by the statue of the Virgin Mary Immaculate and Kutná Hora's typical labor themes (reliefs of miners).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sloup se sousoším – Morový sloup". Prague: National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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49°56′58″N 15°16′01″E / 49.9494°N 15.2669°E / 49.9494; 15.2669