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Petr Vana, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Czech sculptor Petr Vana, author of the Marian column replica, stores a copy of the panel painting of the so-called Virgin Mary Rynecka to a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Priests wears face masks during a divine service in the Church of our Lady before Tyn in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. Divine service preceded the blessing of revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague, protest, opponents

The opponents of the Marian column with banners reading Column of Shame, left, and Assassinated by the Vatican and Habsburg during the blessing of a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Petr Vana, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Czech sculptor Petr Vana, author of the Marian column replica, stores a copy of the panel painting of the so-called Virgin Mary Rynecka to a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Petr Vana, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Czech sculptor Petr Vana, right, author of the Marian column replica, claps during the blessing of a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

A copy of the panel painting of the so-called Virgin Mary Rynecka was stored to a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Participants in the blessing of a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

People wear face masks during a divine service in the Church of our Lady before Tyn in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. Divine service preceded the blessing of revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Petr Vana, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Czech sculptor Petr Vana, author of the Marian column replica, smiles during the blessing of a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Participants in the blessing of a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Karel Schwarzenberg, Petr Vana, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Former Czech Minister of Foreign Karel Schwarzenberg, center, and Czech sculptor Petr Vana, author of the Marian column replica, right, during the blessing of a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Dominik Duka, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka on the large screene, left, celebrates a divine service in the Church of our Lady before Tyn in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. Divine service preceded the blessing of revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Participants in the blessing of a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

People pray at the revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. In this day the Marian column was blessed by Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Participants in the blessing of a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Dominik Duka, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka on the large screene, left, celebrates a divine service in the Church of our Lady before Tyn in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. Divine service preceded the blessing of revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

People pray at the revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. In this day the Marian column was blessed by Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

People pray at the revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. In this day the Marian column was blessed by Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Dominik Duka, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka, center, celebrates a divine service in the Church of our Lady before Tyn in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. Divine service preceded the blessing of revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Little boy with toy is seen during the blessing of a revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Dominik Duka, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka on the large screene celebrates a divine service in the Church of our Lady before Tyn in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. Divine service preceded the blessing of revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Dominik Duka, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka, center, celebrates a divine service in the Church of our Lady before Tyn in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. Divine service preceded the blessing of revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Dominik Duka, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka blesses the revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Dominik Duka, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka blesses the revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Dominik Duka, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka, left, blesses the revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Dominik Duka, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka blesses the revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Dominik Duka, Blessing of a replica of the Marian column in Prague

Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka blesses the revived Virgin Mary column, a replica of the original 17th-century baroque artifact that was demolished by a mob in 1918, in Prague, Czech Republic, August 15, 2020. The Marian column returned to Old Town Square in Prague centre after 102 years. The Virgin Mary Column was erected in Old Town Square in 1650 and consecrated two years later as a symbol of the Catholic Church's victory in the Czech Lands. The column was pulled down by an angry mob in November 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Monarchy and the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Prague Epiphany march calls for restoration of monarchy

A hundred of people took part in the Epiphany march through the centre of the city for the reintroduction of monarchy on Czech territory, on January 11, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. Monarchists have long called for the restoration of the Czech (Bohemian) kingdom, which they consider the best possible state system. The participants in the march, accompanied by music, carried banners with slogans in support of monarchy, portraits of Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph I, flags of the Austrian Empire and its crown lands. From time to time they saluted the king. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Prague Epiphany march calls for restoration of monarchy

A hundred of people took part in the Epiphany march through the centre of the city for the reintroduction of monarchy on Czech territory, on January 11, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. Monarchists have long called for the restoration of the Czech (Bohemian) kingdom, which they consider the best possible state system. The participants in the march, accompanied by music, carried banners with slogans in support of monarchy, portraits of Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph I, flags of the Austrian Empire and its crown lands. From time to time they saluted the king. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Prague Epiphany march calls for restoration of monarchy

A hundred of people took part in the Epiphany march through the centre of the city for the reintroduction of monarchy on Czech territory, on January 11, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. Monarchists have long called for the restoration of the Czech (Bohemian) kingdom, which they consider the best possible state system. The participants in the march, accompanied by music, carried banners with slogans in support of monarchy, portraits of Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph I, flags of the Austrian Empire and its crown lands. From time to time they saluted the king. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Prague Epiphany march calls for restoration of monarchy

A hundred of people took part in the Epiphany march through the centre of the city for the reintroduction of monarchy on Czech territory, on January 11, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. Monarchists have long called for the restoration of the Czech (Bohemian) kingdom, which they consider the best possible state system. The participants in the march, accompanied by music, carried banners with slogans in support of monarchy, portraits of Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph I, flags of the Austrian Empire and its crown lands. From time to time they saluted the king. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Prague Epiphany march calls for restoration of monarchy

A hundred of people took part in the Epiphany march through the centre of the city for the reintroduction of monarchy on Czech territory, on January 11, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. Monarchists have long called for the restoration of the Czech (Bohemian) kingdom, which they consider the best possible state system. The participants in the march, accompanied by music, carried banners with slogans in support of monarchy, portraits of Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph I, flags of the Austrian Empire and its crown lands. From time to time they saluted the king. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Prague Epiphany march calls for restoration of monarchy

A hundred of people took part in the Epiphany march through the centre of the city for the reintroduction of monarchy on Czech territory, on January 11, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. Monarchists have long called for the restoration of the Czech (Bohemian) kingdom, which they consider the best possible state system. The participants in the march, accompanied by music, carried banners with slogans in support of monarchy, portraits of Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph I, flags of the Austrian Empire and its crown lands. From time to time they saluted the king. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Prague Epiphany march calls for restoration of monarchy

A hundred of people took part in the Epiphany march through the centre of the city for the reintroduction of monarchy on Czech territory, on January 11, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. Monarchists have long called for the restoration of the Czech (Bohemian) kingdom, which they consider the best possible state system. The participants in the march, accompanied by music, carried banners with slogans in support of monarchy, portraits of Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph I, flags of the Austrian Empire and its crown lands. From time to time they saluted the king. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)