Lany to get new statue of T.G. Masaryk

A new statue of the first Czechoslovak president T.G. Masaryk is to be erected in front of the Masaryk museum in Lany, central Bohemia within three years. The bronze statue will be slightly larger than life-like and will be the first to feature the founder of Czechoslovakia on a horse, said a museum representative. It hopes to raise money for the statue through a national public collection, and has set up a special bank account. Masaryk, who was president from 1918 to 1935, is buried in Lany.