Memorial bell #9801 arrives in Prague. The people of Prague saw him for the first time today on the Smetana embankment
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Commemorative Bell #9801 commemorating the fate of the bells that were taken by the Nazis from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to Germany during the Second World War will be unveiled on Prague’s Smetana embankment early this evening. The bell will ring at the so-called tentacle until the end of September, after which the work on the pontoon moved to another place in the metropolis. In the future, tentatively starting in 2024, the bell is to be permanently rung in the bell tower on Rohanské Island.
The creation of the monument was initiated by the association Sanctus Castulus, which organized a public collection for its production. The bell was made by masters in the oldest Austrian bell factory, Grassmayr in Innsbruck and arrived in Prague this week by boat. It measures 187 centimeters, weighs 9,801 kilograms, and its mantle is decorated with fragments from bells that were destroyed during the war.
The weight of the commemorative bell is given by the number of bells that were taken from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in the summer of 1942 to the war factories in Hamburg. The reveal is produced today after 5:00 p.m, then priest Tomáš Halík will bless the bell and then it will be rung at 5:30 p.m. by the bell ringers from the Sanctus Castulus association. From 19:00 there will be a program for the public with a light and music show.
Voyage of the memorial Bell #9801 to Prague. They will commemorate all the bells stolen and melted down by the Nazis during the Second World War. war
Author: Tomáš Brabec