Prague records

Majority of below mentioned Prague records are not mentioned in guides neither are a subject of a special tour. Therefore are somehow hidden and not very known. But while exploring the city you can visit some of these places by intention, just to have a look at this uniqueness.

Note:

1 yard = 0,914 meter

1 mile = 1,609 kilometre

• rotunda – 12 century, Rotunda of St. Martin at Vyšehrad
• hospital – 1354, Na Františku
• bridge – 1357, Charles Bridge
• brewery – 1499, U Fleků
• fountain – 1564, The Singing Fountain at Royal Garden, Praha Castle
• organ – 1673, Týn Church at the Old Town Square
• meteorological observatory – 1752 Klementinum
• model of Praha – 1826, created by Langweil on display in Museum of the Capital City of Praha
• train station – 1845, Masaryk Station still in operation
• café – 1881, Slavia café at Národní street still in operation
• cemetry – 1887, at Vyšehrad

• escalator – 87,2 meters, at metro/subway station Náměstí míru (A line)
• cathedral nave – 124 meters, in St Vitus Cathedral at Praha Castle
• square – 750 meters, Wenceslas Square
• block building – 300 meters with 18 entrances, at Zelenohorská street
• bridge – 1,25 kilometre, Negerlli aquaduct in Praha 8 district

• metro/subway station – 53 meters, Náměstí Míru (A line)
• well – 70 meters, at the Third Courtyard of the Praha Castle

• house – 2,25 meters at street front, at Anežská street 4 in Praha 1 district

• equestrian statue – 9 meters high, length 9,6 meters, 5 meters wide, statue of Jan Žižka at Vítkov hill
• cathedral - length 124 meters, maximum width 60 meters, vault height 33 meters, St. Vitus Cathedral at Praha Castle
• stadium – 310,5 by 202,5 meters large, Strahov stadium
• bell - diameter 2,56 meters, height 2,03 meters, weight 16 500 kilogrammes, the Zikmund Bellat at second floor of St. Vitus Cathedral, Praha Castle

• building – 216 meters, Žižkov TV tower
• bridge - heigth 40 meters, length 485 meters, width 26 meters, The Nuselský Bridge

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