During my walk around The Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta, I forgot to mention the existence of Lennon's Wall (
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Lennon's Wall served as a symbol of nonviolent resistance against the former communist regime. The place has maintained its attractiveness to this day. Just 100 meters from Lennon's Wall, after the fall of the communist regime, the John Lennon Pub was established. The name Lennon has disappeared from the pub's name, and it is now simply called The Wall Pub, but the facade still features the iconic glasses associated with John Lennon.
"The Lennon Wall or John Lennon Wall.
Since the 1980s, this once-typical wall has been filled with John Lennon–inspired graffiti, lyrics from Beatles' songs, and designs relating to local and global causes.
Located in a small and secluded square across from the French Embassy, the wall had been decorated by love poems and short messages against the regime since 1960s. It received its first decoration connected to John Lennon—a symbol of freedom, western culture, and political struggle—following the 1980 assassination of John Lennon when an unknown artist painted a single image of the singer-songwriter and some lyrics.
The wall continuously undergoes change, and the original portrait of Lennon is long lost under layers of new paint. Even when the wall was repainted by authorities, by the next day it was again full of poems and flowers. Today, the wall represents a symbol of global ideals such as love and peace.
The wall is owned by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which allowed the graffiti, and is located at Velkoprevorské námestí (Grand Priory Square), Malá Strana."
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