Anděl

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Anděl crossing and Zlatý Anděl building in the southwest corner

Anděl is a busy crossing and its immediate neighbourhood in Prague 5's central quarter of Smíchov. The name means angel in the Czech language and originates from the 19th century U zlatého anděla (Golden Angel) pub originally named after an angel statue in front of it. The pub's awning painting of an angel was preserved after its demolition and is now displayed nearby.

Anděl is an important traffic center. Prague Metro's Line B runs beneath it, the area being served by Anděl Station and tramway lines in north-south and east-west direction cross there (lines 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 20). Otherwise, it is a pedestrian zone.

After a redevelopment in the late 1990s, when French architect Jean Nouvel designed an office building called Zlatý Anděl (Golden Angel) above the Metro station with a picture of an angel from the movie Wings of desire and quotes from Rilke on its facade, Anděl became one of the busiest parts of the city, with many offices of national and international companies. Across it (in the north-west quadrant), there's one of Prague's biggest shopping malls, called Nový Smíchov with the biggest underground garage of the central city that was built for the shopping mall and multiplex (cinema) Palace Cinemas; another multiplex, Cinestar (former Village Cinemas), is nearby in the Anděl City complex. Anděl is a gathering place for young Czechs, but also for a lot of homeless people that beg for money off the people walking there.

Notable buildings

• Smichow Synagogue

Gallery

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  Anděl crossroad from Nádražní Street viewed towards Štefánikova Street in the north.

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  Smíchov Synagogue from northwest, Zlatý Anděl on the left

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  Anděl from further south; Zlatý Anděl complex on the left

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  Anděl City with The Village Cinemas multiplex (now a part of the CineStar cinema chain)

Coordinates: 50°04′19″N 14°24′14″E / 50.07194°N 14.40389°E / 50.07194; 14.40389

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