Quirky architectural sights

Prague is regarded as one of central Europe's most attractive cities, yet it also has one of the continent's most repulsive structures. Many of the strange sculptures that dot Prague's urban landscape are the creation of the country's most well-known artist, David Černý of Czech descent. The Zizkov Tower 216-meter-tall, commonly known as the television tower, is a piece of soviet architecture that, like most of that era's construction, is utterly despised by the people. The Tower was once considered among the ugliest structures in the world.


As its name may imply, it is situated in the heart of Prague's thriving Zizkov neighborhood and is thought to be a significant disturbance to the city's usually stunning skyline. With the installation of his iconic barcode baby statues climbing up the tower in recent years, local artist David Cerny has made an effort to improve the tower's aesthetic appeal.


Next, check out the sculpture of two life-sized bronze guys in front of the Franz Kafka Museum, which is a strange and unreasonable construction at this location. Additionally, search for the man dangling from an umbrella near the New Town crossroads of Na Zborenci and Odboru streets. On Husava Street, another man is dangling by his hand from a hung pole. The Lucerna Palace, which is close to Wenceslas Square, also has a monument of an upside-down horse.

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