Memorials & monuments · West Midlands
Havel's Place
Havel's Place — a memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Stephen Craven — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Havel's Place is a memorial located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Havel's Place is a public art project, which creates a series of memorial places dedicated to the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel. The installation consists of two garden chairs around a round table, usually with a tree going through its middle. The rim of the table has the Havel Quote 'truth and love shall prevail over lies and hatred' inscribed along its rim.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original idea for Havel's Place came from Petr Gandalovič, the Czech Ambassador to the United States. He invited Bořek Šípek, an architect and designer, to create a piece of public art to represent Havel and his democratic views. Šípek had overseen a decade-long renovation of the interior of Prague Castle as President Havel's Head Architect in the 1990s, and made a number of artworks for his close friend. In the 2008 documentary about Havel, Citizen Havel, by Pavel Koutecký and Miroslav Janek, the President stated that he would like people to subconsciously connect his person with Bořek Šípek's design and art. Šípek came up with a design symbolising "Democratic Debate", comprising two…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7640, -1.2519
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Oxford
- Parish
- Oxford, unparished area
- Postcode
- OX2 6QA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
Sources
- osm: node/3186536864 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Havel's Place (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Havel's Place?
- Havel's Place is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX2 6QA), in the parish of Oxford, unparished area.
- Is Havel's Place free to visit?
- Yes, Havel's Place is free to enter.
- How do I get to Havel's Place?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode OX2 6QA. It sits within the Oxford West and Abingdon parliamentary constituency.