Alternative statue of Holy Trinity created on Olomouc’s Upper Square – made from sand!

Name: Alternative statue of Holy Trinity created on Olomouc’s Upper Square – made from sand!
Uploaded: 2025-06-06T09:54:48+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: The sculptor Václav Lemon has been working on Olomouc’s central square to recreate a famous Baroque depiction of the Holy Trinity, only this time not out of sandstone, but out of sand! Olomouc’s Holy Trinity Column is an icon of the city, having stood proudly on Upper Square (Horní náměstí) since the eighteenth century. See

Photo: Petra Ševců, Radio Prague International

The sculptor Václav Lemon has been working on Olomouc’s central square to recreate a famous Baroque depiction of the Holy Trinity, only this time not out of sandstone, but out of sand!

Olomouc’s Holy Trinity Column is an icon of the city, having stood proudly on Upper Square (Horní náměstí) since the eighteenth century.

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Author: Danny Bate