Překážka

Překážka (meaning "obstacle" or "barrier"), also known as the poor district, is a district of Prague that is south of the railroad. It is the first of the districts of Prague that is visited in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
Travel between Překážka and the districts north of the railroad is possible only through the metro station.
== Characteristics ==
This part of Prague has fallen into disrepair after the Aug Incident.Landmark description of Zeleň Apartments In contrast to the districts to the north, this part of Prague is dilapidated and has a high population of augmented persons. 
== Notable locations ==
=== Čapkova Kašna (Čapek Fountain) and vicinity ===
* Zeleň Apartments – The starting point of the open-exploration part of Mankind Divided. This apartment complex contains many units, including Adam Jensen's apartment and Tars' shop.
* Across from Zeleň Apartments is a courtyard where Kazatel is initially located.
* Svobody Beer – A bar attended by Teresa Petrauskas.
* Church of the MachineGod – Home of Allison Stanek's splinter faction of the Singularity Church of the MachineGod. Accessible only during and after M11: Confronting the Bomb-Maker. The church is located on an alleyway called Nadherná Budoucnost (Czech for "wonderful future"). 
* Felice Ullmann's apartment, facing the fountain. 
* Minimarket Prague – A small shop run by Edward Brod.
* Čapek Fountain Station (Čapkova Kašna Nádraží) – The metro station that connects Překážka to the other parts of Prague. 
=== Pod zelenými stromy ("under the green trees") ===
* Vincent van Aug – An art gallery featuring works of augmented artists.
* Velvet Rock – A sculpture consisting of a large rock hung by chains. According to the landmark description, it is a homage to the .
* A courtyard occupied by homeless and Neon dealers.
* The Underpath, which includes the interior of an abandoned local tourism office.
* Koníčky & Hračky – A toys workshop serving as the base of Drahomír Koníčky's forgery and extortion operation.
* Per Aspera Ad Astra community center – A second-level apartment near Koníčky & Hračky.
=== East-side areas ===
* The Time Machine – A bookstore run by Václav Koller.
* Police checkpoint, attended by "permit inspector" Drahomír Koníčky and his group.
* Helena Volin's apartment, located above the police checkpoint.
* The Chicken Foot - A Chinese restaurant/bar.
* Pawn Shop.
* Radko Perry's campaign office.
*Near the campaign office is a second-level apartment previously belonging to Ondrej Tvarozek.
=== Překážka sewers ===
Main article: Překážka sewers
* Neon lab, the center of Neon production.
* Richard the Great's facility.
* In the northeast part of the sewers is a large room. Paulina Machieraldo and her group are found there during the first and second visits to Prague. 
== Trivia ==
* "Poor district" was Překážka's original name during the game's development. This name appears in prerelease maps of PragueSee Deus Ex: Mankind Divided prerelease side missions c. 2013 and also appears in post-release developer commentary.Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Building Prague City Hub The name "poor district" also appears occasionally in in-game texts."RE: Please help" (e-mail on Gerard Romero's computer)
"FW: Church of the MachineGod debrief" (pocket secretary message)
 
*Překážka was described in an internal design document to have a population that is 70% augmented and 30% non-augmented."Rewarding Exploration in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided" (presentation recording), presented by Clémence Maurer of Eidos Montréal, 2017 Game Developers Conference, Feb 27, 2017 – Mar 3, 2017). Překážka's population is discussed starting at 24:39 of the video. 
*Čapkova Kašna (Čapek Fountain or Čapek's Fountain) is presumably named after , an early 20th century Czech writer and playwright. Čapek is most famous for his novel and the play , which introduced the word (derived from the Czech word "robota," meaning "servitude" or "work"). This is one of the earliest literary works, if not the first, that depicts the "robot as a threat" trope and an uprising of artificial intelligent beings, though certainly not the first one to feature an artificial being.
*During the game's development, Překážka was split from the other Prague districts due to memory constraints."A city of thousand choices: Prague city hub in Deus Ex" GDC 2017 presentation slides, page 79.
== See also ==
*Překážka pocket secretaries
== Gallery ==
Prekazka caspek fountain.jpg|Čapek's Fountain
Prekazka north street.jpg|The velvet Rock
Prekazka near zelen.jpg|Street near Zeleň Apartments
Prague South 17-04-16 Dunan794.png|Map of Překážka with street names and building numbers
== References ==
Category:Deus Ex: Mankind Divided locations