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Memorial to the Victims of Communism: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

Residents walking through Újezd encounter the decaying bronze figures daily along the Petřín slopes, turning a commute through Malá Strana into a quiet confrontation with Czechoslovak history.

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Bronze figures descend the stairway at the base of Petřín hill, showing progressive stages of decay to honour political prisoners and victims.

The memorial stands at the base of Petřín hill along Újezd street in Malá Strana. A sequence of bronze human sculptures descends the concrete stairway, depicting progressive physical decay and missing limbs. The installation commemorates Czechoslovak citizens who suffered persecution, imprisonment, and execution under totalitarian rule.

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Long-term residents passing between Lesser Town and the surrounding green slopes encounter the open-air monument as an unfenced part of the urban landscape. The public staircase connects transit stops on Újezd directly to the park paths, integrating historical remembrance into the ordinary rhythm of daily neighbourhood movement.

Associations
  • Petřín hillPublic parkland begins directly behind the memorial staircase.
  • Malá StranaHistoric district surrounding Újezd with constant pedestrian flow.
  • Communist era remembranceSculptures represent the physical and moral toll of state oppression.
  • Steep hillside accessStairways leading up the slope require steady footing in wet weather.
Facts
  • The monument is located along Újezd street at the base of Petřín hill in Lesser Town.
  • The site features a series of bronze statues commemorating victims of totalitarian rule in Czechoslovakia.
  • The figures descend an open concrete staircase leading into the park grounds.
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