Deer Moat

The Deer Moat or Stag Moat[1] (Czech: Jelení příkop) is a natural ravine dividing the promontory of Prague Castle and its north foreground. The 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long ravine extends along Brusnice stream from U Brusnice to Chotkova street. It is divided in two parts by Prašný Bridge. It got its name because it served as a breeding ground for deer between the 17th and 18th centuries. Since 2002, the two parts are connected by a tunnel for pedestrians designed by a Czech architect Josef Pleskot.[2] Both parts of the moat are open to the public.

Bottom part of Deer Moat viewed from Chotkova street
Tunnel connecting both parts of Deer Moat under Prašný Bridge

At the bottom of the moat there is a meadow and next to it a former bear house with a bear ary, an artificial cave with two locked pseudo-Gothic portals and a small stone fountain. In the 1920s, the bear's aria was left by the Bear's. In the 1920s and 1930s, the In the 19th century, T. G. Masaryk set up for bears (teddy bears Míša and Ríša), which he received with a gift from legionnaires from Russia, [3] ceased to exist in the 1950s. years. Opposite the house stands a sandstone statue of „Ponocny“ (night-time man), the work of Franta Úprka, a gift from students of the Mountain Stone School to the 75th YR. on his birthday to a beloved President of The Czechoslovak Republic, T. G. Masaryk, as indicated on the pedestal.

References
  1. "Stag Moat (closed in 2019)". Prague Castle for visitors. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. "The Deer Moat". Prague Stay. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  3. PRECLÍK, Vratislav. Masaryk a legie (Masaryk and legions), váz. Kniha book, 219 pages, first issue vydalo nakladatelství libri Paris Karviná, Žižkova 2379 (734 01 Karviná-Mizerov) ve spolupráci s Masarykovým demokratickým hnutím (In Association with the Masaryk Democratic Movement, Prague), 2019, ISBN 978-80-87173-47-3, pp. 78-79
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