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I. P. Pavlova
I. P. Pavlova is a Prague Metro station on Line C. It is in the Vinohrady district of Prague. Above the station is I. P. Pavlov Square ( cs, náměstí I. P. Pavlova), which is named after Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov. Both the station and the square are shortened by locals to diminutive names such as ''Ípák'', ''Pavlák'' or ''Ípáč''. I. P. Pavlova is the busiest station on the Prague Metro, serving daily more than 118,000 people as of 2008. History I. P. Pavlova station was opened on 9 May 1974, with the first section of Prague Metro, between Sokolovská and Kačerov. During construction of the station, the remains of a decorative sculpture of a Baroque bastion were found. This sculpture can now be seen next to the ticket office inside the station. The station has an exit at one end of the platform, which had three escalators until reconstruction in the 1990s, when a fourth was introduced. In 2015, a lift was installed, enabling disabled access to the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague Metro Stations
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the violenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyšehrad (Prague Metro)
Vyšehrad () is a Prague Metro station on Line C. The station was opened on 9 May 1974 with the first section of Prague Metro, between Sokolovská and Kačerov. The station serves Vyšehrad and was formerly known as ''Gottwaldova'' (before this was working name "Nuselský most"). It is near the Prague Congress Centre and the Corinthia Hotel Tower. Fort Vyšehrad Vyšehrad (Czech for "upper castle") is a historic fort in Prague, Czech Republic, just over 3 km southeast of Prague Castle, on the east bank of the Vltava River. It was probably built in the 10th century. Inside the fort are the Basilica ... is also accessible from this station, by walking. References Prague Metro stations located above ground Railway stations opened in 1974 1974 establishments in Czechoslovakia {{CzechRepublic-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muzeum
Muzeum () is a Prague Metro station providing the interchange between Lines A and C, and serving the National Museum. It is located at the top end of Wenceslas Square. The Line C station was opened on 9 May 1974, with the first section of Prague Metro, between Sokolovská and Kačerov. It is a single hall station, long and only deep. Two escalators and a staircase go to the vestibule. The Line A station was opened on 12 August 1978 as part of the inaugural section of Line A, between Leninova and Náměstí Míru. It is a three-bore station with a shortened, middle tunnel. It is long and deep. The station at Line A was damaged during the 2002 floods and station at Line C was terminus. Nearby Attractions * National Museum *Wenceslas Square Wenceslas Square ( Czech: , colloquially ''Václavák'' ) is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Koller
David Koller (born 27 September 1960) is a Czech musician and record producer. Career Music Koller started his career in the early 1980s as the drummer of Jasná Páka and has also played in various other bands, including Žentour, Pusa, and Blue Effect. He founded the popular Czech group Lucie in 1985 and remained there until 2005, when he departed, due to disagreements with fellow members P.B.CH. and Robert Kodym. The group reunited in 2012. In 2008, he was temporarily a touring member of Chinaski Henry Charles "Hank" Chinaski is the literary alter ego of the American writer Charles Bukowski, appearing in five of Bukowski's novels, a number of his short stories and poems, and the films '' Barfly'' and ''Factotum''. Although much of Chinas ..., and he leads his own group, Kollerband. Koller has produced music for Miroslav Žbirka, Miro Žbirka, Koistinen, Alice, Plexis, Walk Choc Ice, Oskar Petr, Lucie Bílá, and many others. In 2016, he produced the album ''Srdeční p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up And Scald Myself With Tea
''Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea'' ( cs, Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem) is a 1977 Czechoslovak comical science fiction film directed by Jindřich Polák. It is a screen adaptation of Josef Nesvadba's short story with the same title. on FDB.cz Plot In the near future, a technology enabling has been developed and is now in commercial use. A group of unaging (thanks to anti-aging pills, which have also been developed) former |
Line B (Prague Metro)
Line B ( cz, Linka B) is a line on the Prague Metro. Chronologically the third to open, it was first opened in 1985 and continued to expand in the 1990s. Currently it is the longest line in the network with 24 stations and of track. History Rolling stock *81-71: 1985 - July 2009 *81-71M: 2006 - present External links * M. Peralta– Undergraduate research project. Includes a collection of statistical data for transect B (yellow line) on total entrances, and connecting bus & tram routes for each metro hub.Architecture photo series of all stations of B line (Prague Metro)Website is available in Czech, English and GermanMetro map Prague Metro Railway lines opened in 1985 {{Prague-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovo Náměstí (Prague Metro)
Karlovo náměstí () is a Prague Metro station on Line B. Its name is Czech for "Charles Square", after the plaza to which it is adjacent. The station has two exits, one leading to Charles Square and the other to Palacký Square (Czech: ''Palackého náměstí''), both of which are major tram hubs. The station was opened on 2 November 1985, as part of the inaugural section of Line B between Sokolovská and Smíchovské nádraží. Station characteristics Karlovo náměstí is a pylon station with 3 supports. The depth of the station is 40 metres and it is 165 metres long, including service rooms. The length of the middle tunnel is the same as the length of platforms. The interior design consists of metal tubing (station tunnels leading to other stations feature concrete design). The facing consists of glass blocks, designed by František Vízner, placed over a beige colour film. Similar designs are used in other stations of the B line. The same blocks, despite their size, wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line A (Prague Metro)
Line A () is a line of the Prague Metro, serving the Czech capital. Chronologically the second line in the system, it was first opened in 1978 and has expanded mostly during the 1980s. With the opening of the extension to Nemocnice Motol on 6 April 2015, Line A operates on approximately of route and serves 17 stations. An extension with a further five stations to the airport is currently planned. History Construction of the first segment started in 1973, part of this segment was also a tunnel connecting this line with the already existing Line C between Muzeum and Náměstí Míru stations. After completion of the second section, work was started on the extension to the new metro depot at Hostivař. The long tunnel was completed in 1985, and the second tube in 1987 with the new station Strašnická on that line. In 1990 Skalka station was opened, again on that line, and in 2006 Depo Hostivař station was opened, built in a former wash-stand of the depot. Rolling s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague Tram System
The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic, consisting of of track, 882 tram vehicles (one of the largest fleets in the world) and 26 daytime routes, 2 historical and 10 night routes with a total route length of . It is operated by ''Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy a.s.'', a company owned by the city of Prague. The network is a part of Prague Integrated Transport, the city's integrated public transport system. Prague's first horsecar tram line was opened in 1875, and the first electric tram ran in 1891. Expansion plans were scaled down since the 1970s with the introduction of Prague Metro, however trams still serve a crucial transit and tourist element serving Prague's city centre as well as Prague's suburbs. The Prague tram system (including the Petřín funicular) served 373.4 million passengers in 2018, the highest number in the world after Budapest. Rolling stock for the network consists solely of trams built locally; mainly classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
