Today, in our Prague streets 4k walk, we will move in the ŽIžkov district from Jiřího z Poděbrad Square towards Žižkov tunnel to Karlín.

Žižkov district is a lively neighborhood that attracts crowds of students to its numerous pubs. Well-dressed diners sip cocktails against a panoramic backdrop in the bar of the futuristic, communist-era Žižkov TV Tower. Vítkov hill, topped by the monumental National Memorial, also offers sweeping views. Franz Kafka, the author of The Trial and The Metamorphosis, is buried in the New Jewish Cemetery.
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00:40 Jiřího z Poděbrad Square (George of Poděbrady Square, Náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad) is located in Vinohrady district in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is dominated by the Art Nouveau Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord from 1932, which stands in its middle. The majority of the square is actually an urban park. There is also a stone fountain included. Metro and tram stops of the same are located on the court. Jiřího z Poděbrad Square was established in 1896 and was previously called King George Square (Náměstí krále Jiřího) by the name of George of Poděbrady, who was a king of Bohemia from 1458 to 1471. The name of the square was changed to the current one in 1948.
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05:50 The Žižkov TV Tower (Žižkovský vysílač) is a unique transmitter tower built in Prague between 1985 and 1992. Designed by the architect Václav Aulický and the structural engineer Jiří Kozák, it stands high above the city's traditional skyline from its position on top of a hill in the district of Žižkov, from which it takes its name. The tower is an example of high-tech architecture.
In 2000, ten fiberglass sculptures by Czech artist David Černý called "Miminka" (Babies), crawling up and down, were temporarily attached to the tower's pillars. The sculptures were admired by many and were returned in 2001 as a permanent installation. Another three Babies, made from bronze, can be found in Prague's Kampa Park. These Babies were removed from the tower for cleaning and structural checks in the fall of 2017. After examining the condition of the sculptures, it was decided to replace them with identical duplicates. In March 2019, the copies of the "Babies" were installed in their original positions. The actual Babies were returned to David Černý.
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15:05 St. Procopius Church (Kostel svatého Prokopa) is the parish church of the district of Žižkov in Prague, Czech Republic. Dedicated to the patron saint of Bohemia, Procopius of Sázava, the three-aisled Neo-Gothic church, located at Sladkovského Square on Seifertova Street, was designed by Bohemian architect Josef Mocker (who completed St. Vitus Cathedral) and František Mikš. Its steeple dominates the skyline of Žižkov (along with the more-recently constructed Žižkov Television Tower).
Žižkov became an independent city in 1881 but did not have a sufficiently sizeable Catholic church for its population. An association for the establishment of a Catholic church was formed in 1879. In 1883, it bought a building with a large dance hall, which was converted into a simply-decorated chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. This chapel accommodated thousands of the faithful for more than 20 years, even after the dedication of St. Procopius Church, closing only in 1919. The foundation stone for St. Procopius Church was ceremonially laid by the Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal František Schönborn, on October 30, 1898, on the 50th anniversary of the reign of Franz Joseph I of Austria. Therefore, in the first years of its existence, the church was known as the "Jubilee" Church. Construction lasted five years. The church was consecrated on September 27, 1903, by Cardinal Lev Skrbenský z Hříště in the presence of the governor of the Kingdom of Bohemia, Archduke Karl Ferdinand, Count of Coudenhove, with his wife. The first parish priest was Mons. Eduard Šittler.
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23:30 Žižkov tunnel, also called Karlínský tunnel, is a pedestrian and bicycle tunnel under Vítkov hill in Prague connecting Karlín (Thámov Street) with Žižkov (mouth to Tachovské náměstí) in a north-south direction. The entire tunnel, like the hill, is located in the cadastral territory of Žižkov; the Karlín portal is right on the border of the cadastral regions. It was inaugurated on April 21, 1951. Initially, the Žižkov tunnel was also intended as an anti-aircraft shelter. The length of the tunnel is 303 m, with a width of 4.4 to 4.8 m, a maximum height of 3.40 m, and an elevation of 28.89 m with an average gradient of 8.1%. The railway tunnels of the New Connection are separated from it by only 6 meters of rock. In December 2014, the tunnel was officially named Žižkovský tunnel.
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