Dvořák

22nd Oct 2024

Prague 1, day 211: náměstí Jana Palacha

Originally published on X on 27 April 2024. Originally, this area was called Rejdiště (more on that in a few days); the square came into being in the 1870s and was called Na Rejdišti. During WW1, it was named náměstí císařovny Zity after Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892-1989), the final Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. Continue reading

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12th Sep 2024

Prague 1, day 92: Vojtěšská

Originally published on X on 21 December 2023. Vojtěch was born around 956 in Libice nad Cidlinou, near Nymburk, into the powerful Slavník dynasty (the other powerful family of the time being the Přemyslids). Studying in Magdeburg for about ten years, he took the name ‘Adalbert’ upon his confirmation and was ordained as the second Continue reading

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1st Sep 2024

Prague 2, day 167: Štěpánská

Originally published on X on 26 April 2023. Štěpánská was built in the mid-14th century. Up to the 15th century, the street was known by various names: Svatoštěpánská (linked to its current name), Nad Jámou (Above the Pit – after its geographical location), or Nad Louží (Above the Puddle – there was a settlement round here Continue reading

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14th Jan 2023

Prague 3, day 135: Čajkovského

Originally published on Twitter on 5 September 2022. Čajkovského was built in 1885. Known as Tomkova until 1952, after Václav Vladivoj Tomek (1818-1905), a historian, conservative politician and archivist, best known for his twelve-volume Dějepis města Prahy (History of the City of Prague). Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-93), meanwhile, as composer of Swan Lake, the Nutcracker Continue reading

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Dvořák

Prague 1, day 211: náměstí Jana Palacha

Prague 1, day 92: Vojtěšská

Prague 2, day 167: Štěpánská

Prague 3, day 135: Čajkovského