This is no joke – John Lennon is in Prague – well, to be precise, his wall is in Prague although John Lennon himself never visited Prague in his short life. Are you confused? Let me explain it to you then.
In Mala Strana, near the French Embassy, you´ll see the John Lennon Wall. The wall that was formerly an ordinary wall in Prague has been called Lennon´s since the 1980´s, when people have filled it with John Lennon – inspired graffiti and pieces of lyrics from Beatles songs.
Lennon was a hero to the pacifist youth of Central and Eastern Europe during the totalitarian era. Prior to 1989 when communism ruled, western pop songs were banned by Communist authorities, and especially John Lennon´s songs, because it was praising freedom that didn´t exist here. Some musicians were actually jailed for playing it!
The wall, located at Velkoprevorske namesti in Mala Strana, is owned by the Knights of the Maltese Cross, who allowed graffiti to continue. It will be a symbol forever.
How to get there from Golden Well Hotel:
go to the Malostranske namesti and take direction to the Charles Bridge, then turn first street to the right “Lazenska” and go still straight to Velkoprevorske namesti – it´s 5 minutes walking distance.
