2021
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Prague 4, day 244: Skálové
Skálové was built in 2021. Dagmar Šimková was born in Plzeñ in 1912. She joined a scout troop in 1934, where the other members nicknamed her Rakša. Rakša is Raksha – the Mother wolf in The Jungle Book who raised Mowgli as her own cub. Raksha (रक्षा) is Hindi for ‘protection’. She and her husband, Karel Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 243: Tiché
Tiché was built in 2021. Michaela Tichá was born in Šumperk in 1993. She joined the army in 2017, specifically the 242nd Transport and Special Squadron of the 24th Transport Air Force Wing of the 24th Transport Air Force Base Prague-Kbely. She also served in the voluntary fire brigade in Braník: https://prazska.drbna.cz/zpravy/spolecnost/3989-vojacka-ktera-zemrela-pri-padu-vrtulniku-patrila-k-hasicum-z-braniku-jeji-telo-dnes-prileti-do-prahy.html. Her first mission Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 129: U Viktorie
Originally published on Twitter on 30 August 2022. U Viktorie was built in late 2021. It’s named after the home ground of FK Viktoria Žižkov (officially the eFotbal Arena). Viktoria was set up in 1903, with most players being local students. It grabbed people’s attention by beating Sparta 1:0 in 1906. In 1909, the club Continue reading
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