Lidice Rose Garden

A wide formal garden of 24,000 rose bushes planted on the slope between the old village site and the new Lidice (rebuilt after the war by survivors and supporters). The roses are donations from countries and organisations around the world, the largest contingent originally from British coal miners through the 'Lidice Shall Live' fund.

The roses bloom from late May to October; the peak season is mid-June, around the anniversary of the massacre. The garden is open all year, free, and is the most peaceful part of the memorial site — a deliberate counterpoint to the empty meadow next door.

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After the massacre, the Times of London journalist Sir Barnett Stross began a Lidice Shall Live campaign in the British coal-mining communities. The campaign raised funds to rebuild the village after the war and to plant a Garden of Peace and Friendship in memory of those killed. By 1955 the garden held 32,000 rose bushes, donated from countries all over the world.