Prague: The new tram commemorates the 30th anniversary of the independent Czech Republic
A new tram wrapped in the Czech flag left on the exact day of Václav Havel’s first election as president of the Czech Republic. This happened on January 26, 1993. At the beginning of January, Prague already commemorated the anniversary of the independent Czech state, for example, by lighting important buildings and monuments in the colors of the tricolor, and this tram is therefore another point of celebration.
The 30th anniversary of the independent Czech Republic took to the streets of Prague by tram Veronika Foltová
30 years after own line
The capital worked together with the transport company and the Václav Havel Library to create the tram. In addition to the Czech national flag, the tram is decorated with the slogan “We have been driving our own line for 30 years” and also graphics, such as we know from the Prague metro map, for example. Only instead of stops, important milestones of the independent Czech Republic are marked here. Passengers will read, for example, “Naganská”, “Náměstí NATO” or “Nanovlakenná”.
“Václav Havel was a great lover of trams. I am sure that he would be really pleased with this commemorative tram,” said Michal Žantovský, director of the Václav Havel Library and former spokesman and adviser to the first Czech president. “His values such as freedom, democracy and belief in the truth are as important today as they were 30 years agoI hope that this tram will also help us not to forget them,” added Žantovský.
Havel also reminds interior decoration. There are some of Havel’s quotes and thoughts in places where there are usually advertisements, such as: “Our national program cannot be only our national existence, it must be good human actionsPrague residents can thus shorten their journeys by reading and perhaps by reflecting on Havel’s ideas.
The tram will be deployed by the transport company on different lines so that as many passengers as possible can “enjoy” it. It will be on the streets of Prague throughout the year 2023.
The 30th anniversary of the independent Czech Republic took to the streets of Prague by tram
Author: DPP