The Prague Metronome stands in Letná Park in Prague, on the pedestal that once held the Stalin Monument. Sculptor Vratislav Karel Novák made it for the General Czechoslovak Exhibition of 1991. It was set in motion for the first time on May 15, 1991.
The metronome is steel and stands nearly 82 feet (25 meters) high. It is a kinetic pendulum. Before the 2003 EU referendum, it moved between signs reading NE and ANO, and it was lit in EU colors in 2009.
It reopened in August 2025 after renovation. The site overlooks the Vltava and is a skateboarding spot. The article names the exhibition as the commissioner, and the pedestal belonged to the Stalin Monument.
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