Where to see the Memorial Statue and the Head of Franz Kafka in Prague

Franz Kafka He is a prestigious, world-famous Czech writer who has become an icon of the city.

And although lately the statue of his head has become really famous, it is not the only monument in the city created to remember his figure.

During your trip to Prague, In Czech Republic, it is very likely that you have planned to visit the statue of Franz Kafka, but you have to keep in mind that there are several monuments.

If you are looking for information and you are confused, it is probably precisely because of that.

For many years and until the creation of the monument of the Kafka head, the most famous memorial to the writer's figure was the one located in the Jewish quarter.

But due to the spectacular nature of the head, the historic memorial has been losing popularity.

What the Kafka Memorial Sculpture in Prague looks like and where to see it

In our opinion you have to visit both because they are also in different parts of the city.

We are going to explain to you what each memorial is and what you need to know about them.

When you visit the Josefov Jewish Quarter, you will be surprised to see a sculpture with a modern and very curious design.

This sculpture shows us an empty body of a man, only wearing a jacket and pants, on whose shoulders the figure of another man appears sitting.

With this sculpture the artist wants to represent the spiritual separation that the Czech writer shows in his works.

Esta Memorial statue It has been made by the also Czech sculptor, Jaroslav Rona.

Where is it and how to see the statue

This sculptural work is located next to the Spanish Synagogue in the aforementioned Jewish neighborhood of the Czech capital.

Sculpted in bronze, 3,75 meters high and weighing 800 kilos, it was finished by Jaroslav Rona in December 2003, after having been the winner of a competition among the most prestigious Czech artists to make this Memorial.

The statue is located in a place where Franz Kafka lived, but also very emblematic of the city of Prague.

It is the boundary between the districts of the Josefov Jewish Quarter and Old City Stare Mesto, a point at which three religions converge, Jewish, Catholic and Protestant.

What Kafka's Head is like and where to see it in Prague

The other great memorial to the writer, more modern and spectacular, is the Kafka head.

Located in the Prague New Town, consists of 42 sheets that rotate randomly in 360 degrees, forming and deforming the head of the famous writer up to 15 times each time it is activated.

This work built by the sculptor David Cerny It is made to remember the figure of the writer in his hometown.

It is 11 meters high and weighs a whopping 39 tons and is located on one side of the OC Quadrio Shopping Center in front of Golden Crown Hotel.

We recommend that you arrive a little early to get a seat, especially if you are going to visit during high season and at a time when people are visiting the city.

There are usually no problems seeing it since the statue is very large, as is the square in which it is located.

If you arrive early enough, you might even see him sitting on one of the square's terraces while sipping a typical Czech beer.

When does the sculpture of Kafka's head move?

It is important to know that the mechanism of the Kafka's head rotation It is not active all the time.

It has fixed schedules in which the head makes its impossible rotations.

The head movement moves twice every hour and lasts for 15 minutes.