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Prague 4, day 95: U Jedličkova ústavu
U Jedličkova ústavu was built in the 1930s, but not named until 1957. Rudolf Jedlička was born in Lysá nad Labem in 1869; his father had previously served as a doctor in present-day Slovenia, and his mother was the daughter of a mayor of Vyšehrad. He studied medicine in Prague, graduating in 1895, which was Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 85: Sevřená
Sevřená was built in 1933, but not given a name until 1957. ‘Sevřít’ means to clench (something), to press (two things) together, to clamp, squeeze, etc. To ‘sevřít’ [insert name here] ‘v náručí’ is to take them in your arms; to ‘sevřít’ (something) ‘pevněji’ is to tighten your grip on it. The street, meanwhile, located between Continue reading
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