In the center of historic Prague is a wall of graffiti that has long been a tourist attraction. This stone wall surrounding the Maltese Gardens was transformed into an impromptu memorial starting with a painting of the singer’s face.
It began as a spontaneous tribute to John Lennon after his death in 1980. It evolved into a site of free expression and protest in the Communist era, with graffiti artists adding messages of peace, anti-Communist sentiments, and political commentary to the wall . The wall became a symbol of resistance and a place where youth could express their frustrations with the totalitarian regime. As fast as the regime painted over the wall the graffiti and slogans returned.
The wall itself is as active today as it was in the eighties with the messages expanding to topics like global warming or the Ukraine war…
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