Pankrác Plain

Pankrác skyline

The Pankrác Plain or Pankrác Terrace (Czech: Pankrácká pláň, Pankrácká terasa) is a geomorphological and urban area in Prague associated with the Pankrác district. The name of the district refers to the church of St. Pancras in the area. It stands about 1.5 km from the World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Prague", the southern horizon of the Prague panorama.[1] The second half of the 2000s witnessed a controversy related to the construction of new skyscrapers in the area.[2]

High rise buildings at Pankrác Plain

The whole panorama of the top of Pankrác hill is usually taken into account when assessing the Prague panorama. As of 2023^[update] the following buildings enter the long-distance view:

Construction	Completion	Current name	Original name	Notes	Height (m)
1972	1978	Centrotex Building		at the metro station Pražského povstání	74
1975	1977	City Empiria	Motokov	in the pentagon[a]	104
1976	1981	Prague Congress Centre	Palác kultury	near Nusle Bridge	39
1979	1983	Panorama Hotel Prague	Hotel Panorama	in the pentagon	79
1984	1988	Corinthia Hotel Prague	Hotel Fórum	near Nusle Bridge	84
1983	2008	City Tower	Československý rozhlas	in the pentagon	109
2008	2010	Residence Kavčí hory		near Kavčí hory [cs]	41
2015	2018	V Tower		in the pentagon	104

Notes

1. "Pentagon" is an informal name for the area enclosed by the streets Hvězdova, Na Pankráci, Na Strži, Milevská, Pujmanové.

References

1. Word File - UNESCO: World Heritage
2. "UNESCO requests height reduction of skyscrapers at the Pankrác Plain", 13 August 2008

External links

• O soutěži z roku 1997 (Klub Za starou Prahu)
• Válka o Pankráckou pláň (týdeník A2)
• Další záměry výstavby výškových budov na Pankráci (estav.cz)
• UNESCO doporučuje Praze snížit plánované mrakodrapy na Pankráci (ihned.cz)

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