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- The Hunger Wall (Czech: Hladová zeď) is a medieval defensive wall of the Lesser Town of Prague, today's Czech Republic. It was built on Petřín Hill between 1360 and 1362 by order of Charles IV. Marl from quarries on Petřín Hill was used as construction material.
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Hunger Wall. Coordinates: 50.083°N 14.395°E. The wall above Újezd in Malá Strana. The wall on Petřín. The Hunger Wall ( Czech: Hladová zeď) is a medieval defensive wall of the Lesser Town of Prague, today's Czech Republic. It was built on Petřín Hill between 1360 and 1362 by order of Charles IV .
The Hunger Wall (Hladova zed) has been reconstructed several times, e.g. during the reign of Ferdinand II or Maria Theresa. These days about 1.200 meters have remained from the original length of the wall, which is about 6 meter high and almost 2 meters wide. Its inner walkway is protected by battlements and a platform for marksmen. It’s ...
Where is the Hunger Wall? The wall courses up the side of Petřín park. This is the huge green hill that sits above Malá Strana (Lesser Town). It's the largest park in central Prague. The nearest tram stop is Ujezd. A few very good trams stop here including the 9,12, 20 and 22.
Jun 1, 2023 · Discover Hunger Wall of Prague in Prague, Czechia: Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.
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Hunger wall was originally built as a defensive wall to keep Prague safe. As you can imagine Prague in medieval times was much smaller than it’s now and beyond the Hunger Wall was just fields and few scattered villages and farm steads. The wall is visible from far, better in the winter when there are no leaves on the trees, but even in the summer y...
There are so many interesting facts about Prague, but this one has to be one of my favourite ones. There is a lovely story that surrounds the Hunger Wall, which might or might not be true. It’s said that the wall wasn’t build because of any defensive reasons, but because the king wanted to give people meaningful jobs for which he could pay them. At...
You can start exploring the wall from the bottom of the Petrin Hill at Ujezd (Trams 22, 9,12, 15) or walk through the Kinsky Garden. You can also start your walk on the top of the hill by taking the cable car (Lanovka) at the bottom of Ujezd.
Hunger Wall - is a medieval defensive WALL of the Lesser Town of Prague. It is a fortification structure and was built in between 1360 and 1362 to strengthen the Prague Castle and Malá Strana. One of its bastions is now forming main dome of Stefanik Observatory.
The purpose of the construction was to strengthen the fortifications of Prague Castle and Malá Strana against any attack from the west or south. The Hunger Wall is a medieval defensive wall of the Lesser Town of Prague. It was built on Petřín Hill between 1360 and 1362 by order of Charles IV.
