Prague Castle - Third courtyard with obelisk - Prague, Czech Republic
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The obelisk at Prague Castle
Waymark Code: WM18A6K
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/26/2023
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During our journeys exploring the Prague puzzle-waymarkers, we have had the opportunity to come close to Prague Castle several times. We have realized that the castle is a vast and expansive complex with four courtyards. The so-called third courtyard is the largest, where we could admire the slender towers of St. Vitus Cathedral (
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Just a few steps away from the fountain, we managed to overlook a 16-meter-high granite obelisk. This obelisk is associated with the establishment of the independent Czechoslovak state and the figure of its first president, T. G. Masaryk (
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"The obelisk at Prague Castle is a granite monolith and World War I memorial designed by Jože Plecnik, installed at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic. It stands 16 meters high. It is located in the Third Castle Courtyard.
The obelisk was donated by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. It was erected in late 1928 to mark the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the First Czechoslovak Republic. The obelisk was originally to have been much larger, but while it was being transported to its intended location in 1928, it broke in two, and only part could be salvaged."
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