The monument to Czechoslovak statehood, erected on MR Stefanik Square near the Eurovea Galleria shopping center, has a difficult fate. It consists of two parts. On a pedestal 15 meters high is a bronze statue of a lion, resting his paw on the coat of arms of Czechoslovakia. In front of the snow-white column is a figure depicting Milan Rastislav Stefanik, a famous patriot who fought for the proclamation of Czechoslovakia's independence in 1918. The square on which the majestic monument now stands is named after this Slovak politician.→