Letná Park
Letná Park (
"Leten", originally called "summer camp" or "place to sunbathe" gained its importance in the Middle Ages, when the first military camps were located there due to their strategic location.[1] The areas were mainly vineyards and gardens.[2] It was not until the end of the 19th century that it began to be systematically colonized. Over time, the plains of this area of the city became a place of meeting, entertainment and recreation.
In 1955, a large
During the
Singer Michael Jackson kicked off his HIStory World Tour at the park on September 7, 1996, approximately 130,000 people attended the concert.[1]
On June 23, 2019, more than 250,000 people gathered on the Letná plain, calling on Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to resign amid allegations of conflict of interest and criminal fraud.[5]
Nowadays the Letná Park is conceived more as an area of recreation, leisure and outdoor sports practice.[1][3][6] The area around the metronome is a popular skateboarding location.[7]
Buildings, monuments and attractions
- Jubilee World Fair (General Land Centennial Exhibition).[3][8] Coordinates: 50°05′37.45″N 14°24′45.12″E / 50.0937361°N 14.4125333°E
- The oldest carousel in Europe, constructed in 1892, is located in the Letná Park. The carousel has been reconstructed and after 16 years reopened in July 2022.[3][9] Coordinates: 50°05′47.75″N 14°25′30.00″E / 50.0965972°N 14.4250000°E
- A large marble pedestal with Metronome which used to be the base of a large statue of Stalin's Monument. Coordinates: 50°05′41.38″N 14°24′57.97″E / 50.0948278°N 14.4161028°E
- The northern part of the park is delimited by Sparta's stadium and Molochov's functionalist façade.
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Famous postcard view towards bridges in Downtown Prague
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Metronom
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Hanavský Pavilion
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Letná Carousel
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Gogolova street
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Statue of pebble
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Parque de Letná en Praga, la mejor vista de los puentes". Viajero errante (in Spanish). December 28, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Parque Letná". Guía Praga (in Spanish). Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Letná Park". Avantgarde Prague. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ISBN 9780313334122.
- ^ Bereň, Michael (June 23, 2019). "Na Letné se sešlo čtvrt milionu demonstrantů. Babiš: Nerozumím jim" (in Czech). Deník. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Parque y Jardines de Letná". Praga.info (in Spanish). Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ Velinger, Jan (April 5, 2006). "Beautiful Letna Park - wide walkways, gorgeous trees, the ghost of Stalin, and the skateboarder's cure". Radio Prague. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Sarralde, José Luis (April 29, 2012). "Praga – Cómo ver las panorámicas de los puentes sobre el rio Moldava desde Letna Park". Guías Viajar (in Spanish). Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ Johnston, Josie (April 13, 2005). "Money makes the merry-go-round: The fight to save the Letna carousel". Radio Prague.