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Stalin's Monument (sometimes also derisively nicknamed "the queue for meat"〔(Letná Park (praha7.cz) )〕) was a massive granite statue honoring Joseph Stalin that was unveiled on 1 May 1955 after more than 5½ years of work in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It was the world's largest representation of Stalin, and was destroyed in 1962. ==History== The monument was located on a huge concrete pedestal, which can still be visited in Letná Park. It was the largest group statue in Europe, measuring 15.5 metres in height and 22 metres in length. The sculptor was Otakar Švec, who killed himself the day before the unveiling. The process of de-Stalinization began shortly after the unveiling of the monument. The monument, therefore, became an increasing source of embarrassment to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, and was taken down with 800 kg of explosives. In 1990, pirate radio station Radio Stalin operated from a bomb shelter beneath the statue's plinth. The same shelter was also the home of Prague's first rock club in the early 1990s. Since 1991 the marble pedestal has been used as the base of a giant kinetic sculpture of a metronome. In 1996 the pedestal was briefly used as a base for a statue of Michael Jackson as a promotional stunt for the start of his HIStory European tour. A billboard promoting Civic Democratic Party leader Václav Klaus was erected on the site during the Czech parliamentary elections of 1998 but was removed soon after due to high winds. A green plaque below the metronome reads:
The City of Prague has been considering several options for redevelopment of the site for years, including a plan to build an aquarium. The remaining socle is a famous meeting point for skateboarders.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stalin Monument (Prague)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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