Prague Metronome

Metronome is a centralized display area for architectural creativity. Out, the huge beaters of the net red can be appreciated, and there are various medieval buildings, which are very shocking! Recommended ～

This huge metronome is located on a hillside on the side of the Valtava River and can be seen from far away. The metronome was built in the 1990s and is 95 feet tall. It doesn't work most of the time. It only opens on certain occasions, such as festivals or music festivals. Then people all over the city will dance and revel with it.

Of course, why wouldn't there be a giant metronome on a hill across the river from the center of Prague.

This is a very iconic place for many Czechs. The site of today's Metronome was occupied by a huge statue of Stalin in the 1950s. The maker of the statue committed suicide just before its unveiling and the whole thing (50 feet high and 72 feet long) was blown up after Stalin's death. After the Velvet revolution a metronome was erected there that's symbolically measuring the time of Czech freedom (ironically it often stops). It's a popular skating and fire show place. It's in the Letná park, the whole park is full of people enjoying their free time and doing cool stuff. There's also a really nice view of the center from there. It often houses various open space festivals so make sure to check what's going on in Letná when you're in Prague.

An eerie, somewhat hair-raising symbol of oppression - the Czech people erected this in the spot where a giant statue of Stalin formerly stood. The ticker now sweeps silently back and forth over the town, reminding onlookers of the time wasted by Communist reign.