The Pankrác Plain or Pankrác Terrace () is a geomorphological and urban area in

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associated with the

Pankrác Pankrác is a neighborhood of Prague, Czech Republic. It is located south of the city centre on the hills of the eastern bank of the Vltava River and is part of the Prague 4 municipal district, situated in the district of Nusle. Bordering distri ...

district. The name of the district refers to the church of St. Pancras in the area. It stands about 1.5 km from the

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" Historic Centre of Prague", the southern horizon of the Prague panorama. The second half of the 2000s witnessed a controversy related to the construction of new

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s in the area."UNESCO requests height reduction of skyscrapers at the Pankrác Plain"
13 August 2008

High rise buildings at Pankrác Plain

The whole panorama of the top of Pankrác hill is usually taken into account when assessing the Prague panorama. the following buildings enter the long-distance view:

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(Klub Za starou Prahu)
Válka o Pankráckou pláň
(týdeník A2)

(estav.cz)
UNESCO doporučuje Praze snížit plánované mrakodrapy na Pankráci
(ihned.cz) Geography of Prague Plains of Europe Landforms of the Czech Republic {{Prague-geo-stub