Petrřínské Sady, Petřín Park.
"To the west of the Little Quarter, (where our apartments are), Petřín hill rises above the city to a height of 318 m (960 ft).
Central Prague - you're kidding! Walking from Petřín Park to the Hradcany district ( by accident!)
Memorial to the Victims of Communism
My late father-in-law, who was a victim of Communism, was interred in one of Stalin's labour camps. He grew dahlias during his more peaceful existence in Melbourne. Yulek said that Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich was accurate; when he saw the film based on the book, he nearly fainted.
We just arrived here on this funicular, 300m (1,000 ft) at the top of Petřín hill.
"Built to carry visitors up to the Observation Tower at the top of Petřín hill, The funicular was originally powered by water."*
The Hunger Wall built during the reign of Charles IV.
"Hladová Zeď, Hunger Wall. The fortifications built around the southern edge of the Little Quarter ( on the orders of Charles IV in 1360-62) have been known for centuries as the Hunger Wall. Nearly 1,200 m (3,937ft) of the wall, running from Újezd across Petřín Park to Strahov, survive with crenelated battlements and an inner platform for marksmen." *
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