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The Rolling Stones at Strahov
Strahov Stadium · Prague, Czech Republic · 1990-08-18
Nine months after the Velvet Revolution, the Rolling Stones played Strahov Stadium on 18 August 1990 to a crowd of around 100,000 in a bowl built for communist mass gymnastics displays. President Havel welcomed the band; posters read 'Tanks are rolling out, Stones are rolling in.' The concert became shorthand for the country's turn West.
The record
| Date | 1990-08-18 |
|---|---|
| Place | Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 50.08, 14.39 (landmark-level precision) |
| Scope | Local interest |
| Sources | Wikipedia |
| Added | 2026-08-14 · source: editors |
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Time layers at this place
One place, several moments in time. This location has 14 recorded time layers between 1936 and 2014 — slide through them:
- 1936 — Bedřich Smetana Museum
- 1939 — Czechoslovakia
- 1942 — The siege of the church on Resslova
- 1942 — Fight at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
- 1946 — Institute of the Czech Language
- 1978 — 1978 European Athletics Championships
- 1981 — EuroBasket 1981
- 1989 — Národní třída, 17 November 1989
- 1990 — The Rolling Stones at Strahov this page
- 1990 — Anglo-American University
- 1993 — Czechoslovakia ends
- 2002 — Embassy of France, Prague
- 2013 — 2013 Prague explosion
- 2014 — Winged Lion Memorial
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