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Conference on promoting domestic investment

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) speaks at the first round-table conference on promoting domestic investment held at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Kan pledged to rejuvenate Japan as an attractive investment destination.

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Conference on promoting domestic investment

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government holds the first round-table conference on promoting domestic investment at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged to rejuvenate Japan as an attractive investment destination.

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First Official Visit of - Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting

Prime Minister Nakasone arrived at Andrews Air Force Base on the afternoon of April 29 for a meeting with President Reagan. He was greeted by Secretary of State George Shultz. Prime Minister Nakasone's arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, the welcoming ceremony at the White House, Prime Minister Nakasone being welcomed by President and Mrs. Reagan, the first summit meeting in the Oval Office, the round-table discussion at the Senate, the dinner at the White House, Prime Minister Nakasone's speech at the dinner (without sound), and his visit to Arlington Cemetery. Prime Minister Nakasone's speech at the dinner (no sound), Prime Minister's visit to Arlington Cemetery, floral tribute at the monument to the victims of the Space Shuttle Challenger, *Filming date unknown, Release date: May 16, 1987.

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Conference on promoting domestic investment

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) speaks at the first round-table conference on promoting domestic investment held at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Kan pledged to rejuvenate Japan as an attractive investment destination. (Kyodo)

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Conference on promoting domestic investment

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government holds the first round-table conference on promoting domestic investment at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged to rejuvenate Japan as an attractive investment destination. (Kyodo)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The Jihlava Mayor Karolina Koubova, left, private donator Jiri Pospisil (sitting left) and President of Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil (right) unveiled the bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The Jihlava Mayor Karolina Koubova, left, and President of Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil (second from right) enveiled the bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The private donator Jiri Pospisil (centre) attends unveiling of the bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The President of Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil unveiled the bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The Jihlava Mayor Karolina Koubova, left, and President of Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil (sitting right) unveiled the bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The President of Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil unveiled the bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The Jihlava Mayor Karolina Koubova unveiled the bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Jihlava, Vysocina Region, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. The world's 38th Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The Vaclav Havel Bench is seen on the King George of Podebrady Square (namesti Krale Jiriho z Podebrad) in Cheb, Czech Republic, on July 28, 2020. The bench commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. Vaclav Havel Bench in Cheb is the 37th in total order and second in Karlovy Vary Region. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The Vaclav Havel Bench is seen on the King George of Podebrady Square (namesti Krale Jiriho z Podebrad) in Cheb, Czech Republic, on July 28, 2020. The bench commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. Vaclav Havel Bench in Cheb is the 37th in total order and second in Karlovy Vary Region. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The Vaclav Havel Bench is seen on the King George of Podebrady Square (namesti Krale Jiriho z Podebrad) in Cheb, Czech Republic, on July 28, 2020. The bench commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. Vaclav Havel Bench in Cheb is the 37th in total order and second in Karlovy Vary Region. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The Vaclav Havel Bench is seen on the King George of Podebrady Square (namesti Krale Jiriho z Podebrad) in Cheb, Czech Republic, on July 28, 2020. The bench commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. Vaclav Havel Bench in Cheb is the 37th in total order and second in Karlovy Vary Region. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)

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The Vaclav Havel Bench, Vaclav Havel's Place

The bench of dissident turned president Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) in the Czech Republic, designed by architect and his friend Borek Sipek, was unveiled in Celadna, Moravian-Salesian Region, Czech Republic, on November 17, 2017, on the photo of November 16. The Vaclav Havel Bench, commemorating the first Czechoslovak post-Communist President Vaclav Havel, was unveiled as a place serving to have a rest. Similar Havel's Places exist in Washington, Dublin and Barcelona. Architect, designer and Havel's friend Borek Sipek created a public artifact inspired by Havel's personality and democratic ideals. He designed two garden armchairs and a round table by a lime tree, the national tree of the Czech Republic, growing in the middle. (CTK Photo/Petr Sznapka)