Vrch Vítkov will be modified: Prague has issued a 100 million tender for the first part of the works
On the hill between Karlín and Žižkov, a modern boulevard and a piazzetta by the monument should be created after the well-known modifications. The current state of the main road is according to the municipality emergency and does not correspond to the fact that Vítkov is included among the so-called parks of city-wide importance.
During the first part of the works, according to earlier information, 29 more trees and flower beds, lawns and climbing plants will be added to the monument in the historical alley. A historic fountain will be commissioned, complemented by a system of illuminated water features such as water jets, mists, geysers and water cascades. The plan is also to replace the benches and other furniture.
This is the first of a series of tenders that the city is preparing. Work on the first part of the modifications should last until 2024. According to previous information, the entire renovation is to be divided into six parts, and in addition to road improvements, greenery and benches, a promenade should be created on the hill in Pražačka Street, which leads to Ohrada.
The dominant feature of Vítkov is the National Monument with the equestrian statue of Jan Žižka. It was created in the 1930s. It was supposed to commemorate the birth of the Czechoslovak state and the heroism of the legionnaires, but also serve as a meeting of the parliament and other events. Later, the monument became a mausoleum of communist leaders. It now houses the Museum of Czech and Czechoslovakian Modern History, which was opened in 2009 and is part of the National Museum.
Vítkov Hill
Author: Jan Dařílek