From the observation deck

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Prague's Russian Rocket -- the Zizkov tower

March 29th 2008
Some call it the "Russian Rocket," others simply call it "horizon polution. Regardless of what you call it, it dominates the skyline on the Eastern side of the city. Construction began while the Czechs were still under a Communist government and finished in 1992, after the Velvet Revolution and the fall of Communism. We have read there was, and still is, resentment over the tower being built in t ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more

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