Lennon Wall in Prague - thirty meters of street art
The John Lennon Wall is located next to the most tourist spot in Prague, near Charles Bridge. The place is unexpectedly popular among tourists, especially young people. There are always a lot of people here, and there is no crowding on the bridge at all, especially in high season. So many that it can be difficult to come up to take a photo, so you have to wait.
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Lennon wall in Prague
And after all, surprisingly, people do not turn around and leave, seeing such a crowd, but wait for each other for a selfie or a group photo..
This is a small wall about 30 meters in length, on which there is a lot of graffiti and several portraits of Lennon. I didn't really go into details, and I didn't try to read the inscriptions and pictures, but I managed to see the faces of the images of other people and the inscriptions off-topic, such as «beer» and other nonsense.
From this I concluded that anything and anyone can write on the Lennon Wall. True, for your inscription you will have to paint over the previous ones - every centimeter of the wall here was painted by previous generations of tourists and Czechs..
Near the wall there is a small Lovers Bridge, which is thrown over the Chertovka River, and on which couples in love traditionally hang locks. Right there, on the shore, there is a nice cafe overlooking the river and Charles Bridge. In general, the attraction may be of interest to fans of the Beatles and Lennon, as it is considered an iconic place of worship for legendary performers..
Well, from the point of view of modern Czech history, the wall is a symbol of freedom and a place of memory of the Czech Republic protesting against the communist regime of the late 80s.
John Lennon Wall in Prague
Historical reference
As they write in Runet, the Lennon Wall was originally something like the Tsoi wall on the Old Arbat in Moscow. That is, an example of not the best street art and at the same time - a cult place for fans of creativity with all the consequences: garbage, drinking alcohol, candles and lamps, flowers and drunk fans.
The wall appeared in November 1980, then a year later it was painted over as part of the beautification of the city before the 14th Congress of the Communist Party of the Czech Republic, and from that moment people began to write fewer words about love and more about politics..
And the fan parties gradually developed into organized gatherings of opponents of the communist regime. After the fall of the regime, the wall continued to exist as a historical monument, recognized by both the citizens of Prague and the city administration..
Information to visit
Access to the wall around the clock and free.
You can get to the Lennon Wall in Prague by trams No. 12,15,20,22,23 and 97, stop Malostranske namesti. Or take bus 192 to the stop of the same name.
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John Lennon Wall
John Lennon Wall
It will be interesting to fans of the Beatles and not only. The wall has essentially become a street art museum. More about the wall.
It will be interesting to fans of the Beatles and not only. The wall has essentially become a street art museum. More about the wall.