Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #17 in Prague, Czechia

The Evangelical Church at the Parish Congregation of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren is a sacral building built between 1930 and 1931 in Prague's Smíchov, in Na Doubkových Street. The author of its ideological design was Filip Křížek, whose son Jaroslav designed the building. However, the congregation did not have enough funds for the construction of the church, so it decided to issue lottery tickets, the proceeds of which helped to cover part of the costs. Nevertheless, the congregation went into debt and paid off the installments until the Second World War. The ceremonial opening of the new church took place on September 28, 1931 and the first sermon was delivered by university professor František Bednář. At the beginning of the 21st century, the members of the congregation considered a major reconstruction of the interior of the house. Although the representatives of the choir initially chose the design by architect Hana Seho, it did not gain the support of the other members of the choir and was therefore abandoned. Another tender resulted in a proposal from the MCA studio, which is finally implemented.

Wikipedia: Evangelický kostel (Smíchov) (CS), Website

The Church of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church in Smíchov is a functionalist building from 1935. Its address is in Na Václavce Street No. 117/1, but it also dominates the upper end of U Santošky Street in Prague 5-Smíchov. There is also a memorial to Dr. Karel Farský.

Wikipedia: Husův sbor (Smíchov) (CS), Website

Paví vrch (281 m above sea level) is a hill in Prague-Smíchov, above the bend of Radlická Street. The southern slope forms the slope of the valley of the Radlický brook. On the north side is Santoška Park. Nad Santoškou Street leads to the top of the hill, followed by the serpentine Na Pavím vrchu Street and an unnamed purpose-built road. For pedestrians, the hill is accessible from several sides.

Wikipedia: Paví vrch (CS)

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Malvazinky, Prague, is a building built between 1982 and 1985 according to the design of Brno architect Václav Tříska. It is located at Peroutkova 2482/57 in the Prague 5-Smíchov district, in the immediate vicinity of the New Jewish Cemetery.

Wikipedia: Modlitebna Církve adventistů sedmého dne (Smíchov) (CS)

Prague, the capital and largest city of the German-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, was bombed several times by the Allies during World War II. The first Allied aircraft to fly over Prague was a single bomber of the French Air Force in April 1940, but it dropped propaganda leaflets, not bombs. The first bombing mission was flown by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in October 1941. Prague was then bombed three times by the United States Army Air Forces between the fall of 1944 and spring of 1945. During the Prague uprising of 5–9 May 1945, the Luftwaffe made use of bombers against the rebels.

Wikipedia: Bombing of Prague (EN)