National monument on Vitkov Hill is one of the most important buildings that is located in Prague Zizkov district which is the house to National Memorial. The building itself holds immense essentiality for the people of Czech as it portrays a the development of the Czech Republic as a separate state. Also, it has the third largest bronze statue across the world. The statue is of Jan Zizka who was the hero of the Battle of Vitkov Hill as he was able to defeat the catholics in it. The war took place in 1420 and holds a lot of importance for the people of Czech. There is also a Ceremonial Hall in the National Monument on Vitkov Hill, along with several other exhibition halls.
History
The National monument was built during 1927 to 1932. It was constructed in the honor of the Czech statehood and its independence. Vitkov Hill was considered as the best place for building this memorial as it was the very place where the war against the catholics was won. Not only this, in 1868, almost 15,000 people gathered on this hill, to demonstrate their support and love for the state of Czech. The memorial hall inside this monument is referred to as the National Memorial. It is house to some of the most important organs of the Czech Republic.
In order to discover various different elements of the Czech Republic formation, one needs to visit this memorial. It holds a lot of vital historic organs of the state that you into a deep insight of the history and formation of Czech statehood.
National Memorial Exhibition
As the building has various halls which exhibit different, important elements of Czech history, National memorial is one of them. It has some of the most vital milestones of the Czech statehoodness. From the discovery of Czech in 1918 to the Munich Agreement in 1938 and from the establishment of Czech federation in 1968 to the fall of communism later on; this memorial hall contains information about every little step and movement.
The building itself was a memorial basically to the first world war. Then it was also used as a resting place for the good and not that great communists as well. Now, it is a very important, historic building that holds a lot of data for the tourists who wish to explore through the dusty pages of history of the Czech Republic and how it came into existence.
A lot of people visit the Jan Zizka statue on the top of the hill as well and then visit the monument and the memorial hall.
Opening Hours
From April to October, the building is open from 10 am to 6 pm. It is closed on Monday and Tuesday and is open from Wednesday to Sunday.
In March, the building remains closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and is open from Thursday to Sunday only, from 10 am to 6 pm.
How to get there?
You can easily get to the National Monument through Florenc Metro Station. From their onwards you obviously have to climb the top of the hill on foot.