Overlooking the city
Prague, Prague 13000
+420 2 2171 4444 (Tourist Information Centre)
Review © 2009, Wcities
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Overlooking the city |
Zizkov Prague, Prague 13000 +420 2 2171 4444 (Tourist Information Centre) |
This huge edifice (built between 1929 and 1932 to commemorate the victory of General Jan Zizka and the Hussites in 1420 over the papal forces) stretches awkwardly along a long, narrow hill in Zizkov. The large statue of General Zizka fronting the building was erected in 1950. The monument became a symbol of the independent republic although it was used by the Nazis as an arsenal and later by the Communists as a mausoleum where the three Communist presidents are buried. It is also the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier where wreath-laying ceremonies take place. Review © 2009, Wcities |
 Zizkov Monument Photo: Jesse |
 Zizkov Monument Photo: Renata Ewing |
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