Žižkov Television Tower (Žižkovský vysílač) and the equestrian monument to Jan Žižka at Vítkov Hill in Prague, Czech Republic. The Žižkov Television Tower designed by Czech modernist architect Václav Aulický was built between 1985 and 1992. Ten sculptures called 'Miminka' ('Babies') designed by Czech visual artist David Černý were temporarily attached to the tower in 2000. The equestrian statue of Hussite military leader Jan Žižka by Czech sculptor Bohumil Kafka (1941) in front of the National Monument at Vítkov Hill (Národní památník na Vítkově) is seen at the right.


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