In Prague's Dejvice, a monument to the scientist Nikola Tesla will be erected

Prague - A memorial to the Serbian-born electrical engineer Nikola Tesla will be erected in Prague's Dejvice in the spring of next year, according to the design by artist Stefan Milkov and architect Jiří Trojan. The winning design was recently approved by the council of the sixth city district. This was reported today by the spokesman for Prague 6, Martin Šalek.
    The monument represents an electric discharge, which was the basis of Tesla's inventions. It will be illuminated from the inside. "Stefan Milkov's design is based on the competition brief and clearly and artistically expresses the theme of Nikola Tesla. The sculpture can be perceived both from a great distance and in closer detail. It constantly keeps the viewer in suspense," said Bohumil Beránek, head of the urban development department of Prague 6.
    All the designs that participated in the competition are now being exhibited by the town hall in the so-called glass palace in Bubenč.
    The town hall wants to allocate a maximum of 1.85 million crowns for the production and erection of the monument. An additional 650,000 crowns will be spent on upgrading the surrounding park and access paths to the monument. The monument is expected to be completed in the park in the spring of next year.
    The foundation stone of the monument in the Nikola Tesla park was laid back in 2006 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth. An anonymous competition for the monument was held, but no designs were selected. The town hall then announced a new competition and approached five selected artists. Now, they have chosen the winner.
    Nikola Tesla (1856 to 1943) studied the properties of two-phase and multi-phase currents. He constructed and patented numerous electrical machines and devices, including an alternating current motor in 1887 and the so-called Tesla transformer four years later, a source of high alternating voltage at high frequency. He also dealt with wireless telegraphy. A unit of magnetic induction is named after him.
    From 1936 to 1937, Tesla stayed in what was then Czechoslovakia. President Edvard Beneš awarded him the Order of the White Lion 1st class. He also received an honorary doctorate in science from the Czech Technical University.