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Cimetière juif de Žižkov
Le cimetière juif de Žižkov, à Prague en Tchéquie, a été fondé en 1680, lors d'une épidémie de peste. C'est cependant à partir de 1787 qu'on y enterre régulièrement, à la suite de l'interdiction de l'empereur Joseph II d'utiliser le vieux cimetière juif de Prague de la Vieille Ville. Le cimetière juif de Žižkov lui a donc naturellement succédé. Les derniers enterrements ont eu lieu en 1890. Pendant tout cette période, 40 000 personnes y ont été enterrées, y compris des rabbins renommés. Avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le cimetière était ouvert au public et servait de parc. En 1960, la plus grande partie du cimetière est transformée en parc. C'est à cet endroit que fut construite la tour de télévision de Žižkov. La partie la plus ancienne du cimetière et les tombes des personnes les plus connues ont été préservées. Malgré la réduction de sa taille, le cimetière juif de Žižkov reste un monument historique.
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Prague 3
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The district includes most of the cadastral area of Žižkov and parts of Vinohrady, Vysočany and Strašnice. The district area has remained intact since its creation in 1960.
Like many districts of the city, Prague 3 is socioeconomically diverse. The western part of Žižkov is known for its high concentration of brothels, strip clubs and cheap bars. Yet only a short distance away are nice apartments and a new shopping mall with expensive stores.
Two of Prague's most-visible landmarks are in Prague 3: the National Monument on the Vítkov hill, with its giant equestrian statue of Jan Žižka; and the 216 metre-high Žižkov Tower, Prague's tallest structure. The large Olšany Cemetery take up much of the district. A New Jewish Cemetery nearby, one of two historic Jewish burial places in the district, contains the grave of Bohemian-German writer Franz Kafka.
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Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord
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This was one of three new buildings constructed in 1929 in Prague, inspired by the 1000th anniversary of the death of St. Wenceslas. The most expensive construction for Wenceslas's commemoration in Prague was the completion of the medieval St. Vitus Cathedral, but the Catholic Church also decided to build two new churches. One church was to be built in Vršovice, Prague 10 – St. Wenceslas Church (Vršovice) by Czech architect Josef Gočár and this one, which was to be built at Jiřího z Poděbrad Square in Vinohrady.
It is considered one of the most significant Czech religious constructions of the 20th century. In the wide 42 m high tower wall is a huge, 7.6 m diameter glazed clock (the largest in the Czech Republic). In the basement is a spacious chapel with a wooden caisson ceiling. Inside is an altar made of white marble, a three-metre gilded figure of Christ, and six statues of the patrons of Bohemia.
During World War II, the six bells from the tower were melted down for arms production, and in 1992, two copies were returned. Since 2010, the church has been ranked among national cultural monuments.