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Prague 4, day 288: Branický most
Branický most was named in 1969. In 1920, the Prague Railway Commission received a proposal for a railway bridge for freight transport. Construction began, somewhat abruptly, in 1949, before the design of the bridge had even been agreed on (this doesn’t sound like a great idea). It’s thought that part of the reason for the Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 255: Žalmanova
Žalmanova was built in 1969. First of all, your almost-daily reminder that we’re in Jiráskovo čtvrť (see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/01/prague-2-day-154-jiraskovo-namesti/). Second of all, your reminder that Jirásek wrote a novel called F.L. Věk (see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/12/02/prague-4-day-247-vrbova/). Žalman is a character in said novel; he’s an old man and closet Protestant, whose tales of hardship and persecution have a Continue reading
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