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Prague 1, day 9: Badeniho
Originally published on X on 9 August 2023. Badeniho was built in 1905 and shared with Prague 6 and Prague 7 (yes, I know that’s a 6 on the sign). Kazimierz Feliks Badeni was born into a noble family in the village of Surochów (then Galicia, now south-east Poland) in 1846. Graduating from his law Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 154: Jiráskovo náměstí
Originally published on X on 13 April 2023. Jiráskovo náměstí was built in 1905 as a result of modifications to the riverbank. Until 1940, and again from 1945 to 1947, this was Riegrovo náměstí, after František Ladislav Rieger (1818-1903), politician, publicist, and early leader of the Czech nationalist movement. Under the Nazi occupation, it was Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 44: Šubertova
Originally published on Twitter on 2o December 2022. Šubertova was built in 1905. Like Ibsenova (which is on the other side of the Vinohrady Theatre), this was originally called U divadla (By the Theatre). However, while what is now Ibsenova was renamed to Divadelní in 1920 (and Ibsenova in 1928), its other half maintained its Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 43: Ibsenova
Originally published on Twitter on 19 December 2022. Ibsenova was built in 1905. Until 1920, this was U divadla – ‘By the (National) Theatre’ – before becoming Divadelní (Theatre Street) until 1928. Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien, southern Norway, in 1828 – i.e. the name change to Ibsenova occurred on the centenary of his Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 22: U Kanálky
Originally published on Twitter on 28 November 2022. U Kanálky was built in 1905. It was called Kanálská until 1961. Kanálka is a garden that used to exist here, between Polská and Vinohradská, built by the Czech gardener Václav Teisinger. Czech philanthrope and botanist Josef Emanuel Canal ordered its construction in the 1780s, after purchasing various Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 147: Blodkova
Originally published on Twitter on 17 September 2022. Blodkova was built in 1905. Vilém Blodek was born into a poor family in Prague in 1834. He graduated from the Prague Conservatory at the age of 19, subsequently becoming a piano teacher in Lubycza Królewska (then Galicia, now in south-eastern Poland on the Ukrainian border). He Continue reading
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