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Obelisk (Prague Castle)

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Jože Plečnik
Prague
Coordinates
50°05′25″N 14°24′00″E / 50.0902°N 14.4001°E / 50.0902; 14.4001
Czech
World War I
Jože Plečnik
Prague Castle
Prague
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
First Czechoslovak Republic


"Prague Castle – III. Courtyard with the seat of the president of the Republic"


Jože Plečnik 1872–1957: Architectura perennis
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0300069537
Washington's Monument: And the Fascinating History of the Obelisk
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978-1620406526
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