“Birth of Coal”, former headquarters of the Ostrava-Karviná Mines
Location: Ostrava, Czech Republic
Completed: 1941
Panel artist: Jan Lauda
Alternative name: “Creation of Coal”
Genre: Communist bas relief, former Eastern Bloc
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