Karlín
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Karlín (Template:Lang-de) is a cadastral area of Prague, part of Prague 8 municipal district, formerly an independent town (which became part of Prague in 1922). It is bordered by the river Vltava and Holešovice to the north, Vítkov hill and Žižkov to the south, New Town to the west and Libeň to the east.
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Notable buildings
A notable building in Karlín is the Karlín Railway Bridge, which connects the Masaryk Railway Station to the Bubny station. The viaduct (also called Karlín viaduct) was named after Alois Negrelli, it is 1,111 metres (3,645 ft) long and was put into operation on June 1, 1850. It is the longest bridge/viaduct on Czech territory.
Other notable buildings include:
- Theater Karlín (Karlínské hudební divadlo)
- Hotel Olympik
- House of the Invalid (Invalidovna)
- Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Kostel Sv. Cyrila a Metoděje)
- Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad)
- Palais Danubia
Notable people
- Lucia Moholy (born Schulz January 18, 1894, Karolinenthal bei Prag, died May 17, 1989, Zollikon, Switzerland) photographer, documentarist, publicist
- Franz Baermann Steiner (born October 12, 1909, died November 27, 1952, Oxford, England) ethnologist, polymath, essayist, aphorist, and poet.
External links
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