Hradčanská () is a
Prague Metro
The Prague Metro () is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974, the system consists of three lines (Line A (Prague Metro), A, Line B (Prague Metro), B and Line C (Prague Metro), C) serving 61 stationsCounting the thre ...
station
Station may refer to:
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on Line A, between Dejvická and Malostranská stations. It is named after
Hradčany
Hradčany (; ), is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle.
The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about in length and an average of about wide. Its history stretches back to the 9th century. St ...
, the district where
Prague Castle
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is located (''hrad'' means "castle" in Czech). However, the Castle itself is 10 minutes away walking from the station. This station originally had only one exit toward
Milady Horákové street. It now has multiple exits on this street, on each site of the tram tracks. There is now also an exit directly onto Dejvická street.
The station was opened on 12 August 1978 as part of the inaugural section of Line A, between
Leninova and
Náměstí Míru.
The station vestibule, which extends under the tram stop, and into which the escalator tunnel enters directly in the middle, is lined with yellow stone. It has a Czech lion carved into it and an inscription reading "Veškerá moc v
ČSSR patří pracujícímu lidu" ("All power in the
CSSR belongs to the working people").
References
External links
Gallery and information(English)
Prague Metro stations
Railway stations in the Czech Republic opened in 1978
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