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The monument commemorates the important Czech composer Bedřich Smetana (1824 to 1884). Under the protection and supervision of his much older cousin Josef František Smetana, Bedřich Smetana completed his studies in Pilsen and obtained his Abitur here on August 6, 1843.

The monument in memory of the Czechoslovak-Soviet Treaty, made of granite and bronze, was created in 1985 by a collective of authors led by Rudolf Svoboda. The treaties bound Czechoslovakia, especially after 1948, closely to the Soviet Union and consolidated its role in the Warsaw Pact.

The West Bohemian Museum is one of the largest museums in the Czech Republic due to its diverse collections of history, applied arts, and natural sciences. The facade and interiors of the new museum building, completed in 1899 in the Neo-Renaissance style and designed by Josef Škorpil, were created by leading artists of the time.

On the Strouha pond, dammed up for a former mill, which locals also call "Little Venice", you can enjoy a bit of Mediterranean flair in the summer.

The twelve-meter-high observation tower was built in 2021 together with an information center and a gallery at the side entrance of the Pilsen main train station from Šumavská street. It was named after the local name for the area near the station. The gallery on the second floor presents development projects and topics from the fields of urban planning, architecture, and public space.

The city's central train station was put into operation in 1862 when a section of the Czech Western Railway from Prague to Pilsen was opened. The current station building was inaugurated in 1907. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance and Art Nouveau styles (particularly recognizable in the stucco decoration and metal elements). In the 1950s, statues of a metallurgist and a shunter were placed in the hall. They are still standing here today. The frescoes with motifs of Socialist Realism in the lower hall have also been preserved. Another characteristic of the building is its imposing, forty-meter-high dome.

The Great Synagogue is the largest synagogue in the Czech Republic. It is also the second largest synagogue in Europe (after the Budapest Synagogue) and the fifth largest in the world (after the two synagogues in Jerusalem, the one in New York, and the one in Budapest). The Great Synagogue was built between 1888 and 1892 in the Neo-Romanesque style with Moorish elements, according to the plans of the Viennese architect Max Fleischer. Its two towers are 45 meters high. The place of worship, unused for almost two decades and slowly decaying, was reconstructed between 1995 and 1997 and reopened in the spring of 1998.

The monument depicts Josef František Smetana (1801 to 1861). The naturalist and historian taught at the Pilsen Gymnasium. He was an older cousin of Bedřich Smetana, who called him "uncle". J. F. Smetana was a key political, cultural, and scientific figure of the Czech National Revival in Pilsen. The bronze statue was unveiled on November 12, 1874.