Swimming pools
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Prague 4, day 217: Na Mlejnku
Na Mlejnku was named in 1938. In 1625, the Dominican Order of St Giles (see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/10/06/prague-1-day-171-jilska/ for a bit more about him and them) came to Braník and acquired the local fortified manor. At some point, they had a water mill – a vodni mlýn – built. It lasted a good while, being purchased by Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 137: Podolské nábřeží
Podolské nábřeží has existed in its current form since 1990. From 1904 to 1906, the part of the embankment leading from the Vyšehrad Tunnel (mentioned on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/26/prague-2-day-122-podskalska/) to Podolská (which will get its own post in a couple of days) was called Vyšehradské nábřeží, ie the Vyšehrad Embankment. From 1906 to 1924, it was named Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 55: U Plovárny
Originally published on X on 31 October 2023. A plovárna is an outdoor swimming pool, or, for Brits of a certain age, a lido. Until the 1780s, this was the site of a Jesuit church and its garden, inevitably closed down as a result of Josef II’s reforms. Around 1810, one Arnošt z Pfuolu founded an Continue reading
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