Military
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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 1, day 257: Nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody
Originally published on X on 15 June 2024. ‘Nábřeží’ = ‘Embankment’. Ludvík Svoboda was born in Hroznatín, a village in Vysocina Region, in 1895. His father died a year later (apparently after being kicked by a horse), and his mother remarried in 1898. He attended the Agricultural School in Velké Meziříčí, and was then called Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 120: Lipanská
Originally published on Twitter on 22 August 2022. Lipanská was built before 1875. The Battle of Lipany, also known as the Battle of Český Brod, was fought on 30 May 1434. On one side, you had the Táborites (radical Hussites), led by Prokop the Great (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/24/prague-3-day-80-prokopovo-namesti/), and the similarly radical Sirotci (Orphans), led by Jan Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 106: U Památníku
Originally published on Twitter on 7 August 2022. U Památníku was built in 1933, and translate as ‘at the memorial’. The ‘memorial’ in question is the National Monument on Vítkov Hill. It contains the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a ceremonial hall, and an exhibition on Czech/Czechoslovak statehood. However, it’s most famous for its statue Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 104: Prvního Pluku
Originally published on Twitter on 5 August 2022. Prvního Pluku has had this name since 1947. It translates as ‘(the street of) the First Regiment’. In 1877, three pre-existing streets – Anenská, Křížová and Mlýnská – were joined together to form a street called Vinohradská (not that one). This became Pibranser Straße – Příbram Street Continue reading
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