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Petřiny
PetÅ™iny is a neighbourhood in Prague comprising the oldest panel housing estate in the city. It officially comprises three microdistricts; PetÅ™iny I, part of VeleslavÃn, and PetÅ™iny II and III, belonging to BÅ™evnov, all belonging to the administrative district Prague 6. Characteristics The housing estate in PetÅ™iny was built between 1959 and 1969, with the intention of housing around 15,000 people, and was designed by architects Evžen Benda and VojtÄ›ch Mixa. It was built on an empty field between the military hospital in Prague, the Obora HvÄ›zda game reserve, and the crossroad at Vypich in BÅ™evnov. The streets were named in 1962 and were initially named after communist personalities and World War II casualties. Notable buildings in the estate include the Macromolecular Chemical Institute (''Ústav makromolekulárnà chemie''), in which Otto Wichterle worked, and a memorial to him can be found in front of the building today. Part of the area, as well as a tram stop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petřiny (Prague Metro)
PetÅ™iny is a station on the Prague Metro. It is one of four stations opened on 6 April 2015 as part of a project to extend Line A, together with BoÅ™islavka, Nádražà VeleslavÃn and Nemocnice Motol. General information PetÅ™iny station is located under BrunclÃkova street in BÅ™evnov, Prague 6, next to the PetÅ™iny PetÅ™iny is a neighbourhood in Prague comprising the oldest panel housing estate in the city. It officially comprises three microdistricts; PetÅ™iny I, part of VeleslavÃn, and PetÅ™iny II and III, belonging to BÅ™evnov, all belonging to the ad ... housing estate, with a connection to a tram and bus stop and the shopping centre and a K+R at Na PetÅ™inách street. In 5 minutes by walk, quite near, there's also Gymnázium nad AlejÃ, ZÅ PetÅ™iny jih and ZÅ PetÅ™iny sever schools. The station's tunnel is the largest underground construction on the Prague Metro, at 217m long, 16m high and 22m wide, located 40m below the surface. The station was designed by ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |