Women’s team race

• START (on the left) – Tower “Prašná brána” (“Dusty Gate/Tower”)
  • … One of the symbols of Prague
  • … Late Gothic structure built in 1475
  • … The gate is 65m high, the viewing platform is located at a height of 44 meters and can be reached by climbing 186 steps
• START (on the left) – “Obecní dům” (Municipal House)
  • … One of the most famous Art Nouveau buildings in Prague
  • … It is mainly used for representative purposes and cultural events
  • … Built between 1905 and 1912
  • … On October 28, 1918, the independence of Czechoslovakia was declared here
• 0.1K – Republic Square
  • … Its area was created in roughly its present form in the 1860s, when Prague’s medieval walls were demolished.
• 0.1K (on the right) – Palladium Shopping Centre
  • … Shopping Centre was opened in 2007
  • … Former barrack of George of Podebrady (named after the famous 15th-century Czech king)
• 0.6K (on the left) – “Palác Merkur” (Merkur Palace)
  • … Functionalist building constructed between 1934 and 1936
  • … Eight floor´s office building
  • … In the 1960s, it served as the check-in centre for Czechoslovak Airlines
• 0.6-1.0K “nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody” (“Ludvík Svoboda Embankment”)
  • … The street running along the Vltava River is named after the President of Czechoslovakia (1968 to 1975), General Ludvík Svoboda
• 0.6-1.0K (on the right) – “Lannova Park”
  • … After extensive renovation in 2008, the park has become a popular and attractive place for all generations
• 1.0-1.3K and 6.1-6.4K – Těšnovský tunel (“Teshnov Tunnel”)
  • … The tunnel connects the districts of Nove Mesto (Prague 1) and Karlin (Prague 8) 360m long
• 1.0-1.3K (on the right) – Ministry of Transportation
  • … The monumental building stands to the right above the Teshnov Tunnel
  • … Built in 1932
  • … It has been listed as a cultural monument since 1975
• 1.3-1.4K (on the right) – Ministry of Agriculture
  • … interesting example of 1930s architecture with authentic interior furnishings, including an entrance hall, lecture hall, and paternoster elevator
  • … It has been listed as a cultural monument since 1975
• 1.5-6.0K – “Rohanské nábřeží” („Rohan Embankment“)
  • … The name comes from Josef Rohan, a master carpenter and Prague burgher who became the owner of Rohansky Island here in the Karlin district in 1850
• 1.5K (on the right) – Hotel Hilton Prague
  • … Construction began in the second half of the 1980s and was completed in 1991
  • … Hotel was built by the state-owned company Čedok in Glass ceiling of the atrium cooperation with the French organization CBC Paris
  • … It has 791 rooms, 11 floors, and offers 7,000 m² of conference space with the largest conference hall for 1,500 people
  • … From the outside, the hotel resembles a cube, and the builders’ intention was to bring the atmosphere of Paris’s modern La Défense district to Prague.
• 1.8-2.0K (on left) – “Danube House”, “Nile House”, “Amazon Court”
  • … This complex of administrative and residential buildings is called River City Prague
  • … The construction was completed: “Danube House” (2003), “Nile House” (2006), “Amazon Court” (2010)
  • … All these buildings are connected by a tunnel that serves as an underground passageway for transport and logistics for these buildings
  • … The Danube House building is shaped like a giant ship, reminiscent of the fact that Prague’s main port was located here
• 2.1-2.6K (on left) – River Garden Office I + River Garden Office II
  • … The River Garden Office complex’s history lies within the larger River Gardens project by the Karlín Group, which aimed to redevelop the Rohanské nábřeží area along the Vltava river into a modern urban zone
• 3.1-3.6K (on the right) and 3.6-4.2K (on the left) – housing estate “Invalidovna”
  • … It was built in two stages from 1958 to 1970 and was intended to serve as a test bed for certain new architectural and urban planning elements and techniques
  • … Trams have been running here since the 19th century, and in 1990, Prague Metro Line B was extended to this area
• 4.6-5.1K (on right) – River Garden Office I + River Garden Office II
  • … The River Garden Office complex’s history lies within the larger River Gardens project by the Karlín Group, which aimed to redevelop the Rohanské nábřeží area along the Vltava river into a modern urban zone

• 5.1-5.3K (on right) – “Danube House”, “Nile House”, “Amazon Court”
  • … This complex of administrative and residential buildings is called River City Prague
  • … The construction was completed: “Danube House” (2003), “Nile House” (2006), “Amazon Court” (2010)
  • … All these buildings are connected by a tunnel that serves as an underground passageway for transport and logistics for these buildings
  • … The Danube House building is shaped like a giant ship, reminiscent of the fact that
  • Prague’s main port was located here
• 6.7-7.3K – “Dvořákovo nábřeží” (“Dvořák Embankment”)
  • … It is named after the world-famous Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
  • … part of Prague’s flood protection system, in phase 0001 in 1999–2000, mobile walls were installed here, which protected the Old Town from flooding during the floods of 2002
  • … There is a landing stage for Prague Boats, the largest boat transport operator in Prague, which is why you can see more boats and steamboats here than at other embankments
• 7.0-7.1K – “Hospital Na Františku”
  • … famous Czech hospital whose history dates back to the 14th century
  • … It is the leading Czech center for the treatment of breast cancer and provides continuous healthcare to patients with surgical, orthopedic, or internal problems and those with long-term illnesses
  • … Every year, around 5,500 patients are admitted to the hospital and another 80,000 are treated on an outpatient basis
• 7.2-7.5K – Beautiful view of the famous Prague Castle
  • … According to the Guinness Book of Records is Prague Castle the largest contiguous castle complex in the world (covering an area of almost 70,000 m²) and is also listed as a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site
• 7.3-7.5K – “Čechův most” (bridge)
  • … 169m long (the shortest of Prague’s bridges over the Vltava River) and 16m wide
  • … It is the only large decorated bridge structure in the Czech Republic from the Art Nouveau period and is a protected technical monument
  • … A double-track tram line runs across the bridge
  • … Built 1905-1908
  • … Four bronze figures of winged women with blossoming branches in their hands stand on the bridge
• 7.5-8.3K – “Edvard Beneš Embankment“
  • … Nazváno je od roku 1991 podle českého státníka Edvarda Beneše, který byl v letech 1935–1938 a 1945–1948 československým prezidentem
  • … Vltava River (right side)
  • … “Letenské sady” / “Letná Park” (left side) which between 1955 and 1962 was home to a huge monument featuring a sculpture of J. V. Stalin, measuring 15.5 meters high, 12 meters wide, and 22 meters long
  • … During the Velvet Revolution, the adjacent Letná Plain was the site of significant demonstrations against the communist regime. On November 25 and 26, 1989, over 750,000 people demonstrated here
• 8.3-9.1K – “Captain Jaroš Embankment”
  • … It is named after Czechoslovak officer Otakar Jaroš (1912–1943)
  • … In a quarter Holešovice (Prague 7)
• 9.1-9.3K – “Štefánikův most” (“Štefanik Bridge”)
  • … Milan Rastislav Štefánik was a Slovak politician, soldier, general in the French army, minister in the first Czechoslovak government, astronomer, and meteorologist
  • … this bridge has changed its name five times
  • … one of the road bridges crossing the Vltava River in Prague, it also carries a tram line
  • … built between 1865 and 1868, reconstructed in 1898, and dismantled between 1946 and 1947. The current bridge was built between 1949 and 1951
  • … It is 182 m long, with access ramps measuring 263 m
  • … Steel pipe formwork was used for the first time during its construction
• 9.9K – Republic Square
  • … Its area was created in roughly its present form in the 1860s, when Prague’s medieval walls were demolished. FINISH (on the right) – Tower “Prašná brána” (“Dusty Gate/Tower”)
  • … One of the symbols of Prague
  • … Late Gothic structure built in 1475
  • … The gate is 65m high, the viewing platform is located at a height of 44 meters and can be reached by climbing 186 steps
• FINISH (on the right) – “Obecní dům” (Municipal House)
  • … One of the most famous Art Nouveau buildings in Prague
  • … It is mainly used for representative purposes and cultural events
  • … Built between 1905 and 1912
  • … On October 28, 1918, the independence of Czechoslovakia was declared here

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The race is supported by the City of Prague