Oriental Institute
The Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences is a research institution founded in 1922, specializing in the field of Oriental Studies. It is one of the oldest institutions dedicated to the study of Oriental cultures in Central and Eastern Europe.Photo: Juan de Vojníkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Research
- Description: facility in Prague, Czech Republic
- Also known as: “OI”, “Oriental Institute (Prague)”, “Oriental Institute of the ASCR”, “Oriental Institute, ASCR”, “Orientální ústav AV ČR”, “Orientální ústav AVČR”, “OÚ”, and “OÚ AVČR”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ládví and Okrouhlík.
Ládví
Metro station
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Ládví is a Prague Metro station on Line C, located in Kobylisy, Prague 8. The station was opened on 26 June 2004 as the northern terminus of the Line C extension from Nádraží Holešovice. Ládví is situated 430 metres north of Oriental Institute.
Municipal Library of Prague, Ládví branch
Library
Photo: Alena Pokorná, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Municipal Library of Prague, Ládví branch is situated 520 metres north of Oriental Institute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kobylisy and Libeň.
Kobylisy
Suburb
Photo: Karelj, Public domain.
Kobylisy is a cadastral district in the north of Prague, located in Prague 8. The eastern part of the district is home to a large panel housing estate with over 10,000 residents.
Libeň
Suburb
Photo: Karelj, Public domain.
Libeň is a cadastral area and district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was incorporated into Prague in 1901.
Střížkov
Suburb
Photo: Packa, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Střížkov is a cadastral area of Prague, Czech Republic, divided between the districts of Prague 8 and Prague 9. Střížkov has 15,705 inhabitants as of 2021.
Oriental Institute
- Categories: institute, research center, facility, Czech research institution, publishing house, office, and education
- Location: Praha 8, Prague 8, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.12281° or 50° 7′ 22″ northLongitude
14.47027° or 14° 28′ 13″ eastOpen location code
9F2P4FFC+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 9787655820OpenStreetMap feature
office=researchWikidata ID
Q7102339
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovak—“Oriental Institute” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布拉格東方研究院”
- Czech: “Československá akademie věd Orientální ústav”
- Czech: “Československý orientální ústav v Praze”
- Czech: “Orientální ústav Akademie věd České republiky, v. v. i.”
- Czech: “Orientální ústav Akademie věd České republiky”
- Czech: “Orientální ústav AV ČR”
- Czech: “Orientální ustav České akademie”
- Czech: “Orientální ústav ČSAV”
- Czech: “Orientální ústav”
- French: “Institut oriental de l’Académie des sciences de la République tchèque”
- French: “Institut oriental de l’Académie tchèque des sciences”
- French: “Institut oriental”
- French: “Orientální ústav Akademie věd České republiky”
- German: “Orientalisches Institut (Prag)”
- German: “Orientalisches Institut”
- Polish: “Orientální ústav Akademie věd České republiky”
- Polish: “Orientální ústav”
- Polish: “Orientalny Instytut”
- Russian: “Восточный институт”
- Slovak: “Orientálny ústav. Akadémie vied Českej republiky”
- Slovak: “Orientálny ústav”
- Slovak: “Ústav orientalistiky AV ČR”
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