Vinohrady tram depot

Vinohrady tram depot is a former tram and trolleybus depot at Vinohrady that was part of the Prague tram network from 1897. The last Prague trolley bus left from here in 1972.

Photo: ŠJů, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Industry
Description: historic tram depot
Also known as: “vozovna Korunní”, “vozovna Královské Vinohrady”, and “vozovna Orionka”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Náměstí U Orionky and Žižkov Television Tower.

Náměstí U Orionky

Square

Photo: Jan Polák, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Náměstí U Orionky is a square.

The Žižkov Television Tower is a transmitter tower built in Prague between 1985 and 1992. Designed by the architect Václav Aulický and the structural engineer Jiří Kozák, it stands high above the city's traditional skyline from its position on top of a hill in the district of Žižkov, from which it takes its name. Žižkov Television Tower is situated 1 km northwest of Vinohrady tram depot.

Fortuna Arena

Stadium

Photo: Markus Unger, CC BY 2.0.

Fortuna Arena is a football stadium, in Prague-Vršovice, Czech Republic. The stadium has a capacity of 19,370 people and it is the biggest and the most modern football stadium in the Czech Republic. Fortuna Arena is situated 1¼ km southeast of Vinohrady tram depot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vinohrady and Žižkov.

Vinohrady

Suburb

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vinohrady is a cadastral district in Prague. It is so named because the area was once covered in vineyards dating from the 14th century. Vinohrady lies in the municipal and administrative districts of Prague 2, Prague 3 and Prague 10, little parts also of Prague 1 and Prague 4.

Žižkov

Suburb

Photo: David Sedlecký, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Žižkov is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. Most of Žižkov lies in the municipal and administrative district of Prague 3, except for very small parts which are in Prague 8 and Prague 10.