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The Žižkov Television Tower (Czech: Žižkovský vysílač) is a transmitter tower built in Prague between 1985 and 1992. Designed by the architect Václav Aulický and the structural engineer Jiří Kozák, [1] it stands high above the city's traditional skyline from its position on top of a hill in the district of Žižkov, from which it takes its name.
Žižkov (German: Zischkaberg or Zizkow, between 1939 and 1945 Veitsberg) is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. Most of Žižkov lies in the municipal and administrative district of Prague 3, except for very small parts which are in Prague 8 and Prague 10. Prior to 1922, Žižkov was an independent city.
The Church of Saint Roch, located on Olšany Square (Czech: Olšanské náměstí), is the oldest church in present-day Žižkov, a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. The Baroque structure was built between 1680 and 1682 by Jan Hainric, probably according to plans by the renowned French architect Jean Baptiste Mathey.
La casa is a 2024 Spanish slice-of-life drama film directed by Álex Montoya [] based on the graphic novel of the same name by Paco Roca.Its ensemble cast features David Verdaguer, Luis Callejo, Óscar de la Fuente, Olivia Molina, María Romanillos, Lorena López, Marta Belenguer, Jordi Aguilar, Tosca Montoya, and Miguel Rellán.
Žižkov became an independent city in 1881, but at the time did not have a sufficiently large Catholic church for its population. An association for the establishment of a Catholic church was formed in 1879. In 1883, it bought a building with a large dance hall, which was converted into a simply-decorated chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Žižkov tram depot (Czech: Vozovna Žižkov) is a tram depot in Žižkov that has been part of the Prague tram network since 1912. The depot celebrated its centenary in 2012. [ 1 ] There are seven tram depots in Prague (eight if you count the museum in old depot in Střešovice, nine if you count workshop depot in Hostivař), Žižkov is ...
Moravský Žižkov is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Břeclav and 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Brno.It lies mostly in the Lower Morava Valley, The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Kyjov Hills and includes the highest point of Moravský Žižkov at 260 m (850 ft) above sea level.
The battle was a clear victory for the Hussites. The crusaders lost between 400-500 knights. In honour of the battle, Vítkov Hill was renamed Žižkov after Jan Žižka. As a consequence of the Hussite victory on Vítkov, the crusaders lost any hope of starving the city into submission and their army disintegrated.