The Brno rider who amused the world: the statue of Jošt turns ten

In the very heart of Brno, the Czech Republic’s second-largest city, a monumental equestrian statue of Margrave Jošt of Luxembourg has stood since 2015. The eight-meter-tall bronze sculpture by acclaimed Czech artist Jaroslav Róna was meant to honor courage—one of the four classical virtues symbolically represented on Moravské náměstí. Instead, it became a viral sensation.

While the artist intended a modern interpretation of a classic equestrian monument, the public saw it differently.

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