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Communist Monuments
Δi≈kov TV Tower
The city's most hated
building among Praguers was
built in the 1970s, and was
intended, according to rumour, to
jam foreign radio signals or emit
nefarious radiation. Despite its
ugly, utilitarian design, however,
the view of Prague's skyline
from the top of the 100-m
(330-ft) tower is spectacular on a
clear day (see p117) .
music venue and local kids crowd
in to the space to see the likes
of U2, Ozzy Osbourne and
numerous other touring rock
bands (see p32) .
Letná Plinth
Where sculptor David
≥ern†'s giant metronome now
swings once stood a 14,000-ton
statue of Joseph Stalin - the
largest in the world - backed by
a queue of admiring citizens,
which was visible from all over
the city. His successor Nikita
Khrushchev had the statue
destroyed by a series of dramatic
dynamite explosions in 1962.
Pop star Michael Jackson
launched his 1996 World Tour in
Prague, unwisely erecting a
statue of himself on the spot.
d Letenské sady, Letná • Map E1
Monument of
National Liberation
After a failed attempt to embalm
President Klement Gottwald after
his death, the Communist
government was forced to
cremate their favoured leader.
His ashes, as well as those of
various other apparatchiks , were
buried here atop Vítkov Hill,
behind the giant statue of Jan
Δi≈ka. They were removed after
the Velvet Revolution (see p35) ,
and in reparation, the National
Museum hopes to create a
monument to the victims of
totalitarianism on the site.
d Vítkov hill, Δi≈kov • Map B6 • Closed to
the public
Strahov Stadium
Prague Castle would fit
inside this massive arena
situated on Pet∫ín Hill. The
stadium was built for Sokol,
an organisation that promoted
physical culture. It was first
used in 1926 to host traditional
gymnastic rallies or slets.
Today, the stadium is a popular
Sbrat∫ení
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