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The Devil’s Pillar

Devil's Column is a formation of three stone columns, located in , , Czech Republic. For the first time, it was mentioned in the book Bellum hussiticum as fragments of one column, standing on the cemetery of the St.
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Photo: Miaow Miaow, Public domain.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: stone formation in Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Devil’s Column” and “Zardanův sloup”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Peter and Saint Paul and Karlachovy sady.

Church
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul is a neo-Gothic collegiate and church in fortress in , . Founded in 1070–1080 by the King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, the Romanesque basilica suffered a fire in the year 1249 and has been rebuilt in Gothic and later in neo-Gothic style.

Park
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a park.

Public building
Photo: Mister No, CC BY 3.0.
is a public building, which is situated 110 metres north of The Devil’s Pillar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Town and Vysehrad and Smíchov.

Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New Town of is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town. A large part of New Town that borders Old Town from east and south belongs to Praha 1 district.

Suburb
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral area of , the capital of the , and is part of . It is on the west bank of the river.

Suburb
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a quarter in the city of in the . is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.

The Devil’s Pillar

Latitude
50.06431° or 50° 3′ 52″ north
Longitude
14.41914° or 14° 25′ 9″ east
Open location code
9F2P3C79+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 660103120
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­boundary_stone
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q24971154
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“The Devil’s Pillar” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “惡魔之柱”
  • Czech: “Čertův sloup”
  • Spanish: “Columna del Diablo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Slavín and Vyšehradské hradby.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Devil’s Pillar”. Photo: Miaow Miaow, Public domain.