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Karlovo náměstí (Prague Metro)

Coordinates: 50°04′34″N 14°25′05″E / 50.076°N 14.418°E / 50.076; 14.418
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Karlovo náměstí metro station

Karlovo náměstí is a Prague Metro station on Line B. Its name is Czech for "Charles Square", after the plaza to which it is adjacent.


Station characteristics

Karlovo namesti — is a pylon station with 3 supports. The depth of a station is — 40 meters,length— 165 meter, including service rooms. the length of the middle tunnel is the same as the length of platforms. The interior design consists of metal tubings (staton tunnels leading to other stations feature concrete design). The facing consists of glass blocks (the author of the idea is — Франтишек Визнер), placed over a bage color film. Such version of design were in use on other station of B line. The same blocks, despite their size, were in use on Йинонице station. The transfer corridor walls are faced by CONNEX glass (like on most of the B line stations).



50°04′34″N 14°25′05″E / 50.076°N 14.418°E / 50.076; 14.418