Iconic tiles and sign from Jiřího z Poděbrady metro station up for online auction

Prague 3 City Hall is auctioning off material from the Jiřího z Poděbrady metro station that was left over during the reconstruction of the station that finished last year. Six original tiles from the station, two gold or "champagne" coloured and four turqouise or dark green, as well as one of the iconic green metro signs with the name of the station and a downward pointing arrow, were donated to the city by the Prague public transport company and subsequently placed on the online auction site Dobrobot.cz with a starting price of CZK 333.

As of Friday morning, June 14, the price for the tiles ranged between CZK 18,600 at the lower end for one of the green tiles and CZK 35,200 at the upper end for one of the champagne tiles. The price of the metro station sign had already risen to CZK 65,500.

The auction ends on June 26. The proceeds will be donated to the company Asistence, which provides social services to people with physical and combined disabilities.