{"id":10012,"date":"2017-10-10T10:32:01","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T08:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=10012"},"modified":"2020-09-23T09:55:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T07:55:27","slug":"metronome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/czech-republic\/prague\/metronome\/","title":{"rendered":"The metronome in Prague – an unusual work of art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When you are on the bridge “Cechuv most” and peek over the Vltava you can see a huge metronome high up in the Letn\u00e1 Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Originally, that was the location of a Stalin monument that was inaugurated after more than 5 years of construction in 1955. It was built on a huge granite-clad pedestal. The Stalin Memorial in Letn\u00e1 Park rose to a height of more than 15m. In the course of de-Stalinization, the monument to the Communist Party became a problem. In 1962, it was finally destroyed by the army with 800 kg of explosives. The plans were kept a secret but the people of Prague found out on hearing the massive explosion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n