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The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes (Czech: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů or ÚSTR) is a Czech government agency and research institute. It was founded by the Czech government in 2007 and is situated at Siwiecova street, Prague-Žižkov (the street is named after Ryszard Siwiec). Its purpose is to gather, analyse and make accessible documents from the Nazi and Communist totalitarian regimes. The archives will also have documents from the former communist secret police, the StB or State Security. The institute is a founding member organisation of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience, and hosts its secretariat.

The FK Viktoria Stadion, officially named the eFotbal Arena, is a multi-use stadium in Prague, Czech Republic. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Viktoria Žižkov. The stadium holds 5,037 people, all seated. In 2007 the club opened a shop at the stadium for the sale of club merchandise. A new playing surface was laid in 2011 after the club was promoted to the Czech First League, one of the conditions of the club's acceptance into the league.

Dům Radost (translated from Czech: House of Joy) is a functionalist building in Prague, Czech Republic. It is located next to Winston Churchill square in Žižkov district. It was built from 1932 to 1934. This 52 metres (171 ft) high building with 13 floors and cross floor plan inspired by French architect Le Corbusier was once the tallest office building in the country. The complex serves as offices, apartments, theater, cinema, cafe and observatory since 2019. Since 1964, it is a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

The Faculty of Informatics and Statistics (FIS VŠE), also known as the School of Informatics and Statistics, is the fourth of six faculties at Prague University of Economics and Business. The faculty was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Faculty of Direction. Its academic focus is informatics, statistics, econometrics and other mathematical methods applied to business practice. The faculty has eight departments and several research laboratories, and hosts around 2,500 students across its programs.

The Prague University of Economics and Business (PUEB) (originally: the University of Economics, Prague; Czech: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, VŠE) is a triple crown accredited economics and business-oriented public university located in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest university in the field of economics, business and information technology in the Czech Republic, with 14,000 students across its bachelor, master, doctoral and MBA programs. It is considered the best business school in the Czech Republic and one of the best in Central and Eastern Europe. It is also a part of the CEMS global alliance.

The Faculty of International Relations (FIR) is one of six faculties at the University of Economics, Prague (VŠE), located within the main university campus in Prague, Czech Republic. The faculty specializes in teaching and research in fields related to international economic and political relations.

The Fresh Film Fest International Film Festival or Fresh Film Fest is an international student film festival held annually in August in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, first held in 2004.

Prague City University is an English-language private university in the Vinohrady district of Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 2004. Formerly known as Prague College, the university adopted its current name in 2021. The university has two campuses: one located in a reconstructed 19th century historical building facing the Riegrovy Sady park, and the other in a former textile factory in the Prague 1 district. The college is organised around three Schools teaching approximately 550 students, and a research centre. About 35% of the students are Czech, and the rest come from around 80 countries around the world.

Žižkov is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. Most of Žižkov lies in the municipal and administrative district of Prague 3, except for very small parts which are in Prague 8 and Prague 10. Prior to 1922, Žižkov was an independent city. The district is named after Hussite military leader Jan Žižka. It is situated south of Vitkov hill, site of the Battle of Vitkov Hill on 14 July 1420, where Žižka's peasant army decisively defeated the forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.

The Musical Theatre Karlín (Czech: Hudební divadlo Karlín) is a theatre in the Karlín district of Prague devoted largely to the performance of operettas and musical theatre. Built in 1881, it is now the second largest theatre in Prague after the Prague State Opera.

St. Procopius Church (Czech: Kostel svatého Prokopa) is the parish church of the district of Žižkov in Prague, Czech Republic. Dedicated to the patron saint of Bohemia, Procopius of Sázava, the three-aisled Neo-Gothic church, located at Sladkovského Square on Seifertova Street, was designed by Bohemian architects Josef Mocker (who completed St. Vitus Cathedral) and František Mikš. Its steeple dominates the skyline of Žižkov (along with the more-recently constructed Žižkov Television Tower).

Hlavní nádraží (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦlavɲiː ˈnaːdraʒiː]) is a Prague Metro station on Line C. The metro station serves Praha hlavní nádraží, Prague's principal mainline railway station. The metro station is situated underground, below the railway station.