Hyde Park in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Masaryk Memorial Monument
1850 - 1937
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 4, 2021
1. Thomas Garrigue Masaryk Monument
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, Czechoslovakia's first president symbolized in flesh this legendary vigilance, when in the fury of World War I, his Czechoslovak Legions fought to realize the nation's fondest dream. Thus cast in bronze the Blanik Knight is but a monumental symbol of Thomas G. Masaryk's eternally valid ideals of freedom, democracy and humanity.
The Masaryk Memorial Monument was created by Albin Polášek sculptor, completed in 1949 and dedicated May 29, 1955. This memorial plaque presented by the Masaryk Memorial Dedication Committee.
Erected 1955 by Masaryk Memorial Dedication Committee.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is March 7, 1850.
Location. 41° 47.213′ N,
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Regionally, this marker and monument is on Chicago’s South Side. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cheney-Goode Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Cheney-Goode Memorial (about 500 feet away); Charles E. Merriam Center for Public Administration (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jackson Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Boulevard System (approx. 0.2 miles away); Acknowledging Indigenous Peoples' Land and Territory (approx. 0.2
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 4, 2021
2. Masaryk Memorial Monument - wide view
Note that the picture on the monument directly above the marker is incidental and not part of the monument/marker itself.
Also see . . .
1. Thomas Garrigue Masaryk Monument (Chicago Park District).
"Czechoslovak statesman and scholar Thomas Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937) led his country to independence during World War I and went on to serve as the first President of Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1935. Earlier in his life, Masaryk spent time in the United States, particularly as a visiting professor of Slavic Studies at the University of Chicago. Soon after he died in 1937, Chicagoans of Czech descent began raising funds for a monument in Masaryk’s honor."(Submitted on January 7, 2022.)
2. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (Wikipedia).
"Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (7 March 1850 – 14 September 1937) was a Czechoslovak politician, statesman, sociologist, and philosopher. Until 1914, he advocated restructuring the Austro-Hungarian Empire into a federal state. With the help of the Allied Powers, Masaryk gained independence for a Czechoslovak Republic as World War I ended in 1918.(Submitted on January 7, 2022.)He co-founded Czechoslovakia together with Milan Rastislav Štefánik and Edvard Beneš and served as its first president."Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, December 4, 20213. Blanik Knight statue atop the memorialDirectly below the statue of the knight, on both sides of the statue, is an inscription reading:
Dedicated to
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk
Crusader for Truth
Teacher Liberator Statesman
"Jesus not Caesar"
"Truth will prevail"
courtesy of the New York Public Library
4. Thomas G. Masaryk, President of Czechoslovakia, 1918-1935
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,042 times since then and 118 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 7, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
