In today’s 4K Prague walk, we will walk along the most tram streets of the city: Jindřišská and Vodičkova. What could be more beautiful than the sound of passing trams?
The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic, consisting of 142.4 km (88.5 mi) of a track, 882 tram vehicles (one of the largest fleets in the world)[5] and 26 daytime routes, 2 historical and 9 night routes with a total route length of 518 km (322 mi). It is operated by Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy a.s., a company owned by the City of Prague. The Prague tram system (including the Petřín funicular) served 373.4 million passengers in 2018, the highest number in the world after Budapest. Prague’s first horsecar tram line was opened in 1875, and the first electric tram ran in 1891.
01:00 Jindřišská Street in New Town in Prague is a link between Wenceslas Square and Senovážné Square. Named after the Church of the Holy Merchant and the Holy Kitchen with halves of the 14th century, The peculiarity of the street is that it passes between this church and the associated bell tower. The Tram Line runs along with it, which continues in the middle of Wenceslas Square in Vodičkova Street. At the other end, it opens into the track triangle on Senovažné náměstí.
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06:00 Vodickova street (Vodičkova ulice) is a well-known street full of tourists not only during the daytime, a busy street in which traffic does not cease to stop even at nighttime. It connects Prague’s two largest squares – Charles Square and Wenceslas Square.
The street is named after Jan Vodička, a wealthy new town butcher, who in the 15th century owned the most prominent house in the street (No. 699), U Nováků palace today. Thanks to the strategic position of the road – connecting the Horse market (Wenceslas Square) and the Cattle Market (Charles Square), it was a vital business route in the past.
Nowadays it is one of the most-visited streets that offer various kinds of entertainment for all ages. It is used both by cars and trams and at the corner of the street is the metro station Můstek. There are lots of shops, restaurants, pubs, and places on your visit to Prague. One of them is Lucerna passage, with its beautiful art nouveau cinema, classy café, and the famous concert venue it is one of the most popular places in the city center. Opposite Lucerna, there is the cinema Světotor that features good films. If you walk through the passage, you’ll find yourself in the Franciscan gardens, a quiet and beautiful place to relax after your strolls in the hectic city center.
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7th April 2022
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