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Forget Peace Square. the First Escalator in the Czech Republic Was Made of Wood and Looked Like It Came From Another World.

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The first escalator in the Czech lands was wooden and started operating in Prague's Letná 100 years ago, on March 21, 1926. It was a covered moving staircase with wooden steps on the route of the canceled funicular. The moving staircase operated until 1935, and the escalator also played a role in a film: the scenes on the moving staircase in the film Men in the Offside were filmed right here.
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The first escalator in the Czech lands was wooden and started operating in Prague's Letná 100 years ago, on March 21, 1926. It was a covered moving staircase with wooden steps on the route of the canceled funicular. The moving staircase operated until 1935, and the escalator also played a role in a film: the scenes on the moving staircase in the film Men in the Offside were filmed right here.

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Aktuálně.cz broke the news in on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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