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Famous Prague bridge may close for Madonna
Aug 25, 2006, 12:43 GMT
Prague - Some Prague officials are 'outraged' that the city's most celebrated bridge is scheduled for a one-day shutdown next month for a private party featuring pop star Madonna, a newspaper said Friday.
The American diva is scheduled to belt out a few songs for a fashion-company party on the cobblestone deck of the 14th-century Charles Bridge, a gothic monument in the heart of the city, sources told the Pravo newspaper.
The September 8 gala for French fashion designer Louis Vuitton would close the pedestrians-only bridge after Madonna's scheduled concerts at a Prague arena on the previous two nights.
The concerts will be the first in the Czech Republic for Madonna, who's carved an entertainment niche by raising eyebrows and stretching the limits of good taste.
This month in Rome, the singer's on-stage 'crucifixion' stunt drew widespread criticism.
Pravo said some city council members were 'outraged that one of the largest Czech monuments will be rented all day long.'
The stone bridge is one of the city's favourite tourist attractions and frequently crossed by visiting dignitaries.
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Madonna is a trashy hasbeen interested solely in money. Czechs should not prostitute one of their noblest landmarks for this idiot's private party.
Kyle, no people didn't usually hold parties on bridges in days of yore! People walked across them! This is all about 'photo opportunity' & also creating newspaper inches by controversy.
Who cares if Madge wants to do a number on a bridge? Not me. There's a lot more interesting things to see in Prague than an old hen making a spectacle of herself in public. That bridge is usually packed with tourists, touts, artists anyway....locals cross elsewhere.
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KyleAug 28th, 2006 - 14:36:43
So what? Just let her have the bridge for a night...it's been there 7 centuries with no private parties on it...it might as well be Madonna.
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