Lennon Wall
The Lennon Wall or John Lennon Wall, is a wall in Prague, Czech Republic. Once a normal wall, since the 1980s it has been filled with John Lennon-inspired graffiti and pieces of lyrics from Beatles songs.
In 1988, the wall was a source of irritation for the communist regime of Gustáv Husák. Young Czechs would write grievances on the wall and in a report of the time this led to a clash between hundreds of students and security police on the nearby Charles Bridge. The movement these students followed was described ironically as "Lennonism" and Czech authorities described these people variously as alcoholics, mentally deranged, sociopathic, and agents of Western capitalism.
The wall continuously undergoes change and the original portrait of Lennon is long lost under layers of new paint. Even when the wall was repainted by some authorities, on the second day it was again full of poems and flowers. Today, the wall represents a symbol of youth ideals such as love and peace.
The wall is owned by the Knights of the Maltese Cross, who allowed the graffiti to continue on the wall, and is located at Velkopřevorské náměstí (Grand Priory Square), Malá Strana.
[edit] See also
- Tsoi Wall — a similar wall near Arbat Street in Moscow
- List of famous walls
- John Lennon Park
[edit] External links
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- Picture in August 2010
- Photography of the wall in 2007
- Image of the wall in 2005
- Article about the Lennon Wall in the Erasmuspc World CityPoem collection
- Book of Lennon Wall
Coordinates: 50°5′10.472″N 14°24′25.017″E / 50.08624222°N 14.40694917°E
