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Prague 2, day 41: Londýnská
Originally published on Twitter on 17 December 2022. Londýnská was built in 1875. From 1875 to 1884, this was Tunelová, named after the tunnel under the street, connecting the main train station with the one in Nusle. Then it became Hálkova until 1926, after Vítězslav Hálek (1835-74), a poet, writer and journalist who was one Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 39: Anglická
Originally published on Twitter on 15 December 2022. Anglickáwas built in its current form between 1867 and 1878. Historically, there was a highway (if that’s the term) leading from Žitná brána (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/02/27/prague-2-day-36-zitna/) to the then village of Vršovice. From 1878, it was named Palackého after František Palacký, figurehead of the Czech National Revival. It then Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 126: Náměstí Winstona Churchilla
Originally published on Twitter on 27 August 2022. Náměstí Winstona Churchilla was built in 1935. Until 1955, this was U Pensijního ústavu (‘At the Pension Institute’), named after the large functionalist building on the square, once the tallest office building in Czechoslovakia. It became known as the Dům odborových svazů (House of Trade Unions) in Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 26: Viklefova
Originally published on Twitter on 19 May 2022. Viklefova was built in 1930. It’s named after John Wycliffe (1320-1384-ish), an English theologian, and one of the first to translate the Bible into Middle English, though historians say he may not have done much of the translation himself. Wycliffe also wrote that papal claims of temporal Continue reading
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