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Rush to see Prague's 'Idiom'
The Citizen
|January 12, 2026
TOWER: MADE OF 8 000 BOOKS TO REPRESENT INFINITY OF LEARNING; TIKTOK DRIVES ITS FAME
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SOCIAL MEDIA SENSATION. Tourists take a selfie in front of the Idiom art installation, made from 8 000 books by Slovak artist Matej Kren, in the foyer of the Central Library in Prague, Czech Republic. Pictures: AFP
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Prague has long been a tourism hub thanks to its Baroque architecture and deep cultural history, but its latest draw a statue of thousands of books made famous on TikTok has blindsided officials in the Czech capital.
The Idiom, a statue by Slovak artist Matej Kren, is a cylindrical tower of 8 000 books with a tear-shaped entrance and mirrors at each end, creating the impression of an endless tunnel. Prague's Municipal Library installed it in its entrance hall in 1998, where it quietly sat until three years ago, when it suddenly became a social media hit.
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