I. P. Pavlova is a
Prague Metro
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on
Line C. It is in the
Vinohrady
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district of
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Above the station is I. P. Pavlov Square (), which is named after Russian physiologist
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov. Both the station and the square are shortened by locals to
diminutive
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names such as ''Ípák'', ''Pavlák'' or ''Ípáč''.
I. P. Pavlova is the busiest station on the Prague Metro, serving daily more than 118,000 people as of 2008.
History
I. P. Pavlova station was opened on 9 May 1974, with the first section of Prague Metro, between
Sokolovská and
Kačerov.
During construction of the station, the remains of a decorative sculpture of a
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bastion were found. This sculpture can now be seen next to the ticket office inside the station.
The station has an exit at one end of the platform, which had three
escalator
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s until reconstruction in the 1990s, when a fourth was introduced.
[ In 2015, a lift was installed, enabling disabled access to the station from Legerova street. Construction of the new exit cost 64.7 million ]Czech koruna
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Tram services
I. P. Pavlova is also a major tram stop on the Prague tram system
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. Trams connect I. P. Pavlova with Náměstí Míru on Line A and Karlovo náměstí
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on Line B. Tram services 4, 6, 10, 11, 16 and 22 (daytime services) stop at this station. At night I. P. Pavlova is also served by trams, with services 51, 56, 57 and 59.
In popular culture
Part of the Czech sci-fi movie, ''Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
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Career Music
Koller started his career in the early 1980s as the drummer of Jasná Páka and has also played in various other bands, including Žentour, Pusa, an ...
, entitled "Lajka z I.P. Pavlova".dog
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s. A figure in the foreground is holding a hamburger and a copy of Pavlov's book, ''The Experimental Psychology and Psychopathology of Animals''.
References
{{Prague Metro C, station=I. P. Pavlova, before=Muzeum
Muzeum () is a Prague Metro station providing the interchange between Lines A and C, and serving the National Museum. It is located at the top end of Wenceslas Square.
The Line C station was opened on 9 May 1974, with the first section of the ...
, after=Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad (German: ''Wyschehrad,'' ''Prager Hochburg'', English: "upper castle") is a historic fort in Prague, Czech Republic, just over 3 km southeast of Prague Castle, on the east bank of the Vltava River. It was probably built in the 1 ...
Prague Metro stations
Railway stations in the Czech Republic opened in 1974