Prague has a new lookout, located between the Hanava Pavilion and the former Stalin monument at Letná.

The wooden platform cost CZK 800,000, City Hall spokesman Vit Hofman said.

For the lookout itself, a stone field has been used to reinforce the slope, creating a step that visitors can use to sit on and enjoy the views.  The lookout is lighted using warm, ambient LED light. It was also supplemented with new waste bins and benches.

“As part of Prague’s efforts to retain rainwater as much as possible, the original asphalt surface – which was already in poor technical condition – was replaced by permeable granite paving,” said Deputy Mayor Petr Hlubuček (STAN).

The current City Hall administration also counts on building a water tank at Letná for irrigating trees. The city is preparing project documentation and seeking permits.

Letná used to be covered with vineyards because of its south-facing slopes. It was not until the nineteenth century that it became a park.

Until 1989, military parades and Moscow-style May Day parades took place in the vast expanse of Letná Park and thousands of Czechs marched along with the Sparta Stadium on the side of the Milady Horakova Street to honor their communist leaders to get to parade grounds.

 

 

 

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Every Thursday evening and until the end of September, you can enjoy a unique view of Prague on the roof of the National Agricultural Museum in Letná.

The National Agriculture Museum has been recently reconstructed and restored to its 1930s look, a process that also made the roof terrace accessible.

The terrace offers unique and attractive views at Prague, including the Prague Castle, Petřín or Old Town. The garden with soft grass, a herb garden, a picnic area is great for relaxation. What is also interesting is that there are also beehives.

Aside from the smell of the herb garden, you can also rent some picnic equipment, buy some quality Czech food in the museum shop, and enjoy the amazing scenery.

Visiting the museum is an excursion into the field of agriculture, with which the people living the center of Prague really do not come across. The whole exhibition is conceived as a story that leads the visitor through the history of the hard work of farmers.

The National Museum of Agriculture was founded in 1918 but its oldest part, the museum at the Ohrada hunting lodge, started its activities in 1842. It is apparently not only the oldest specialized forestry-hunting museum in the Czech Republic but also in Europe.

The terrace is open every Thursday from 17:30 until 21:30. Adults pay CZK 50, people under 18 and seniors over 70 have free admission.

 

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