Vojtěch Sucharda

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Koruna Building, with the three figures by Vojtěch Sucharda.

Vojtěch Sucharda (6 January 1884 in Nová Paka – 31 October 1968 in Praha)) was a Czech sculptor, woodcarver and puppeteer.

Sucharda was the founder of Prague's Ríše Loutek ("Puppet Empire") Theater in 1920, and he is known for restoring the wooden figures of the apostles on the Prague Astronomical Clock, which had been heavily damaged by enemy fire in mid-May 1945. Sucharda was the son of sculptor Stanislav Sucharda.

As architectural sculptor, Sucharda's work includes:

the two seated figures flanking the entrance to the Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové, for architect Jan Kotěra, 1908-1912
the three figures at the crown of the Koruna Building at Wenceslas Square in Prague, 1912-1914
work at the St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague

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Czech-language biography

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Name	Sucharda
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Short description	Czech sculptor
Date of birth	6 January 1884
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Date of death	31 October 1968
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