Pankrác Plain

{{Short description|A geomorphological and urban area in Prague}}

File:Mrakodrapy v Praze 2018.jpg

The Pankrác Plain or Pankrác Terrace ({{langx|cs|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.[https://whc.unesco.org/en/soc/1088/?mode=doc Word File - UNESCO: World Heritage] The second half of the 2000s witnessed a controversy related to the construction of new skyscrapers in the area.[http://english.arnika.org/press-releases/item/15-unesco-requests-height-reduction-of-skyscrapers-at-the-pankr%C3%A1c-plain "UNESCO requests height reduction of skyscrapers at the Pankrác Plain"], 13 August 2008

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}} the following buildings enter the long-distance view:

class="wikitable sortable" !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{{efn\|"Pentagon" is an informal name for the area enclosed by the streets Hvězdova, Na Pankráci, Na Strži, Milevská, Pujmanové.}} \|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 {{ill\|Kavčí hory\|cs}} \|41
2015	2018	V Tower		in the pentagon \|104

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References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20071213060959/http://www.zastarouprahu.cz/kauzy/pankrac/P_v3-01.htm O soutěži z roku 1997] (Klub Za starou Prahu)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081206002238/http://www.tydenika2.cz/archiv/2006/8/valka-o-pankrackou-plan Válka o Pankráckou pláň] (týdeník A2)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140203001339/http://www.estav.cz/zpravy/nove/vyskove-budovy-pankrac-odvolani-uzemni-rozhodnuti-mrakodrapy.html Další záměry výstavby výškových budov na Pankráci] (estav.cz)
[http://domaci.ihned.cz/c1-26387330-unesco-chce-snizit-planovane-mrakodrapy-na-pankraci UNESCO doporučuje Praze snížit plánované mrakodrapy na Pankráci] (ihned.cz)

Category:Geography of Prague

Category:Plains of Europe

Category:Landforms of the Czech Republic