Column of the Holy Trinity

This guide to the Column of the Holy Trinity in Prague starts in 1713, when plague forced Praguers to pray outdoors in this very square rather than gather inside packed churches, and traces the toll it took across the city and beyond. It follows the district council's decision to raise a column of thanks once the sickness passed, and the architect and sculptors who built it. Look up to see which figure the column's makers chose to crown it with instead.