{"id":17670,"date":"2021-02-26T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=17670"},"modified":"2021-02-19T09:22:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T07:22:34","slug":"depot2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/czech-republic\/plzen\/depot2015\/","title":{"rendered":"DEPO2015 – Cultural and Creative Centre in Plzen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of the Plzen Capital of Culture 2015 project, a meeting place for culture and creativity was created on the site of a tram depot. Events take place here regularly and the site is definitely worth a visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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From the historic city centre, it is a longer walk until you reach the site, which is steeped in history. In 1869, a sugar factory was built there.
At the end of the 19th century, Plzen’s tramway used the site as a tram depot. Soon the site was no longer sufficient and was supplemented by further parking spaces and a large workshop building. In 2014, the use by the transport company ended. The buses, trolleybuses and trams gradually left the site, leaving behind large halls and empty parking spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The DEPO2015 creative zone opened in April 2015 and various events are still held on the grounds today. In addition, there are areas for high-tech start-ups and creative workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tour of the DEPO2015 site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We enter the DEPO2015 grounds via the entrance to the car park. To one side is a large car park, which is well used, especially during the numerous events on site. We continue walking in the opposite direction and arrive at a large open space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Planted car wrecks green the concrete area. On one side there are numerous beds with vegetable and herb plantings, with a few works of art in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From there we enter the huge hall. Here there are some separate areas where artists’ workshops are housed. Some smaller areas are used by offices of start-up companies. There are some small pop-up shops, coworking space and a caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the caf\u00e9 we first got something to drink and then made ourselves comfortable in the sun in the courtyard. There is also a rusty-looking tower there, which we of course looked at more closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Treppe<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the tower, a spiral staircase leads upwards, which we climbed.
A little tip: If you don’t tolerate heights well, it’s better not to climb high. The entire construction swayed several centimetres in all directions. From the top, you can look out over the grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n