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Petřín, Kinského zahrada
© Herbert Heissler - 30.8.2001
The Wall was constructed in 1360-62 by Charles IV. To strenghten the fortifications of The Lesser Town and the Prague Castle. Another reason was to enlarge the space for new city estates. It reached 4-4,5m and was 1,8m wide, stabilized by eight towers. This wall also had a crenellation and a tribune with loopholes.
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© Herbert Heissler - 30.8.2001
© Herbert Heissler - 30.8.2001
© Herbert Heissler - 30.8.2001
Historical monuments in sight (within 500m)
KINSKEHO LETOHRADEK — Classicist Summer Palace
Kinský Summer Palace is an Empire estate from 1827-31 by architect Jindřich Koch. Prague city held an Ethnographic exhibition in 1895 and its exponates were eventually moved into the Kinský Summer Palace in 1902. Today it is home to the ethnographical section of the…
PETRIN VIEW TOWER (Petřínská rozhledna) — Lookout Tower
The iron tower, 60 metres high, was built by F. Prášil from the Czech Toursits Club's motion as a part of Anniversary Exhibition in 1891. It was conceived as a loose copy of the Eiffel Tower and it is cca 5 times smaller than its french preimage. Its glass-covered…
ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH IN THE KINSKY GARDEN - CALLED "CARPATHIAN" [Kostel sv. Michala v Kinského zahredě- zvaný Karpatský] — Protestant Wooden Church
The St. Michal Church, also called "Carpathian", was constructed in Medvědovci u Mukačeva in the second half of the 17th century and it was transported here in 1929 to become a part of the Ethnographical museum's collections. It has three towers with…