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Modern SitesSite Name: Prague Castle Obelisk Alternative Name: Mrákotín MonolitCountry: Czech Republic Region: Bohemia Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Prague
Latitude: 50.090267N Longitude: 14.400214E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Although I always prefer old prehistoric stone monuments, this modern monolith in the area of Prague castle is something special, particularly for its placement. 15.5 metres tall and weighs 110 tons slim piece of fine polished granite proudly stands on the Third Prague Castle Courtyard right next to the Bishop’s Palace in the shadow of mighty towers of St. Vitus Cathedral.
Erected was in 1928 according the plans by J. Plečnik on and was financed from private funds of the first Czechoslovak president T.G. Masaryk to commemorate the victims of the First World War. During the challenging transport from a quarry at Šedova skála near Telč (cca 150km) was two times broken. In 1996 was decorated with a 2 metres high pyramid from golden-plated metal.
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