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A Two-Hour Walk in the Royal Enclosure

The royal enclosure, more popularly called Stromovka,
is one of the largest parks in Prague. It was created
around 1266 during the reign of Přemysl Otakar II,
who fenced the area in and built a small hunting
château in the grounds. In 1804, it was opened
to the public and became Prague’s most popular
recreational area. The large park of Troja Palace
and the zoological garden are on the opposite
river bank.
6 A bust on the Academy of Fine Arts
The Exhibition Ground
(Výstaviště)
From U Výstaviště 1, pass ZOOLOGICKÁ r POD HAVRÁNKOU
through the gate to the old ZAHRADA U T R O J S K É H O Z Á M K U
Exhibition Ground. This was
created for the 1891 Jubilee P O V L T A V S K Á
Exhibition. Since the late 19th
century, it has been used for e
exhibitions and entertainment. P O V L T A V S K Á
The large Lapidarium of the
National Museum 2 is on your CÍSAŘSKÝ OSTROV
right. This Neo-Renaissance V l t a v a
exhibition pavilion was
rebuilt in 1907 in
jezdecké
the Art Nouveau závodiště
style, and decorated
with reliefs of figures
from Czech history. Z A E L E K T R Á R N O U w prúplav
Many architectural
monuments and
sculptures from the
11th to the 19th
centuries are also 2 The Art Nouveau Lapidarium
housed here.
Facing you is the Industrial by fire in 2008.
Palace 3, a vast Neo-Renaissance Walk to the right
building constructed of iron of the building
which was partially destroyed and you will come STROMOVKA
to Křižík’s 4
Fountain 4. 5
This was q 3
restored in
1991 in 7 2
honour of the 8 6
Czechoslovakia 0 9 U VÝSTAVIŠTĚ
Exhibition. It 5 1
was designed by the 12, 17, 24
great inventor František
Křižík (1847–1941), who
established Prague’s
first public electric 0 metres 500
lighting system. During 0 yards 500
summer, the fountain
is illuminated at night
by computer-controlled
lights which synchronize Key
with the music (see p53). Walk route
Behind the fountain, Railway line
0 The summer palace created from a medieval there is a permanent
Hunting Cháteau fairground. On the left

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