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Čapek, Jan Neruda and Božena Němcová are all buried here. There's a directory of
famous names at the entrance.
Many of the tombs and headstones are works of art - Dvořák's is a sculpture by
Ladislav Šaloun, the art-nouveau sculptor who also created the Jan Hus monument in
the Old Town Square. To find it from the gate beside the church, head straight across
to the colonnade on the far side and turn left; it's the fifth tomb on your right.
For the real heroes, an elaborate pantheon called the Slavín (loosely, 'Hall of
Fame'; pictured), designed by Antonín Wiehl, was added at the eastern end in 1894;
its 50-odd occupants include painter Alfons Mucha, sculptor Josef Myslbek and archi-
tect Josef Gočár. The haunting motto reads
'Ač Zemeřeli Ještě Mluví'
('though dead,
they still speak').
FAMOUS GRAVES
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Antonín Dvořák, composer
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Bedřich Smetana, composer
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Alfons Mucha, artist
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Karel Čapek, writer
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Max Švabinský, painter
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