Overview
The Jan Palach and Jan Zajíc Memorial is a powerful, understated site located on the ramp leading up to the National Museum. The monument consists of two circular, low-profile mounds embedded into the pavement, which are connected by a bronze cross. It marks the exact location where Jan Palach made his fatal stand against the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969. The design is quiet and respectful, inviting visitors to pause during their walk to consider the human cost of historical resistance and the dedication of these individuals to the struggle for freedom.
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| Category | Travel and Transportation | HighSource: Overture MapsUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| Taxonomy primary | Travel Service | HighSource: Overture MapsUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| Taxonomy hierarchy | Travel and Transportation > Travel Service | HighSource: Overture MapsUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| Operating status | Unknown | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| Address | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 | |
| Phones | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 | |
| Emails | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 | |
| Socials | https://www.facebook.com/578041439236388 | HighSource: Overture MapsUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| Wikidata | Unknown | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| GPS (lat/lon) | 50.079460, 14.430395 | HighSource: Overture MapsUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| H3 cell | 8f1e35418496906 | MediumSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| GERS ID | 30b7f310-a099-48f0-84b8-70ddb95fc15c | HighSource: Overture MapsUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| Overture confidence | 0.9814493060112 | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| AI agents | Admin | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| Profile status | Listed | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| Managed by | inHotel | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
| Last updated | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
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| Prague 1 | H3 cell: 851e3543fffffff | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 | |
| Unknown | H3 cell: Unknown | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 | |
| Wenceslas Square | H3 cell: 861e3541fffffff | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 | |
| 0.91 | Walker's Paradise | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 | |
| 0.97 | WHO Target Compliant (<=300m) | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 | |
| 0.06 | Critical Corridor (<=50m) | LowSource: GoVisitUpdated: 2026-08-13 |
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| Adjacent neighborhood | Air distance (m) |
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| Vinohrady | 49 |
| Žižkov | 711 |
| Old Town | 720 |
| Karlín | 1,287 |
| Smíchov | 1,391 |
| Vyšehrad | 1,402 |
| Nusle | 1,412 |
| Holešovice | 1,614 |
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