Prague Metronome
Czech: Pražský metronom
The Metronome
Prague Metronome is located in Central Prague
Prague Metronome
Prague Metronome
Location in Prague
ArtistVratislav Novak
Year1991 (1991)
LocationPrague 7, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°05′41″N 14°24′56″E / 50.09472°N 14.41556°E / 50.09472; 14.41556
Websitewww.prague.eu/en/object/places/3003/metronome

The Prague Metronome (Czech: Pražský metronom) is a 75-foot-tall (23 m) functioning metronome in Letná Park, overlooking the Vltava River and the city center of Prague.[1] It was erected in 1991, on the plinth left vacant by the demolition in the spring of 1963 of an enormous monument to former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The metronome was designed by international artist Vratislav Novak.[2] It may be the largest metronome in the world.

Although the metronome is functional, it is not always in operation.[3] A plaque at the base of the Prague metronome reads "In time, all things pass...'. The metronome beats at 4 beats per minute.

The site offers a scenic view of the city and is now mostly used as a meeting place for skateboarders,[4] electric scooter drivers and other people.

References

  1. ↑ "Prague Metronome". Atlas Obscura.
  2. ↑ Mariusz Czepczyński, Cultural Landscapes of Post-Socialist Cities: Representation of Powers and Needs, Ashgate, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7546-7022-3, Google Print, p.94
  3. ↑ "The Red Metronome: Prague's Communist Past". PopMatters. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Velinger, Jan (April 5, 2006). "Beautiful Letna Park - wide walkways, gorgeous trees, the ghost of Stalin, and the skateboarder's cure". Radio Prague. Retrieved April 24, 2021.


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