{"id":17061,"date":"2020-11-22T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T09:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=17061"},"modified":"2020-11-27T09:44:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T07:44:28","slug":"strahov-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/czech-republic\/prague\/strahov-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Strahov Stadium – one of the largest stadiums in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you leave the tourist area on Pet\u0159\u00edn, you enter an area that is no less interesting. We have moved away from the tourist stream and discovered the Strahov stadium and its surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"Strahov-Sportstadion\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Accommodation for Spartakiade participants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the west side of Pet\u0159\u00edn we walk past line-like arranged, very uniform looking residential buildings. Today there is a student dormitory of the University of Prague with over 4700 beds and a hostel. In the past, these buildings housed the participants of the Spartakiade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Unterk\u00fcnfte<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Spartakiade was a huge sporting event that was held regularly in the former Eastern Bloc countries. In opening ceremonies, sporting competitions and other events the athletes met each other. As many participants arrived, huge accommodation and supply complexes were built. For example, we passed a huge cafeteria. At first glance, it looks like a swimming pool, but if you look through the windows you can see the charm of a large canteen. Even today it is still used as a canteen for the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Denkmal<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Between the rows of houses there are some sports fields. But we were drawn towards the huge Strahov Stadium, which is located right next to these accommodations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strahov-Stadium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The huge sports stadium has been used in the past for gymnastics and mass events. In the beginning, events of the gymnastics movement Sokol, later the Spartakiades with up to 10,000 participants took place here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found some videos that not only show the opening ceremonies of the Spartakiade, but also very impressively the size of the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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