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City of a Hundred Spires, Golden Pragueor Magic Prague Prague TOP 10 Charles Bridge Old Town Square Prague is said to be the “heart The Golden Lane of Europe” and is sometimes called the “mother of 1. Prague Castle 4. Charles Bridge Climb the Old Castle Steps Take an early morning walk cities”. Over the centuries, to Prague Castle and visit its across the medieval stone courtyards and the interiors bridge, before its magnificent people have invented such of the Old Royal Palace. From Baroque statues are besieged St. Vitus Cathedral, head to by crowds of tourists. nicknames for Prague as the the Golden Lane – a former haven for alchemists and 5. Old Town Square with City of a Hundred Spires, charlatans. the Astronomical Clock Golden Prague or Magic 2. Vyšehrad Do not forget that the Old Town Square is the true heart Prague – always celebrating Soak up the atmosphere of Prague. What’s more, at the of the Vyšehrad fortified top of every hour you can see its architectural and spiritual settlement, where before the a procession of the Apostles richness and its mystical arrival of Christianity pagan on the Old Town Hall princes prayed to their forest Astronomical Clock! Then, A guided tour of Prague idols and where today stands while enjoying a beer or coffee attraction. You will discover We will lead you to famous 7. The Infant Jesus 9. Petřín Hill one of the most beautiful under Baroque arcades, you of Prague the glorious history of this monuments and places churches in Prague. can watch the bustle on the Surrounded by trees on the full of history and also trace square and admire the towers Visit the Church of Our Lady top of Petřín, you will forget the footsteps of celebrated former imperial and royal city, 3. Palace Gardens of Týn Church. Victorious, where pilgrims that you are in the heart of personalities, all with the pray to the famous Infant a metropolis. which today is the lively and high-quality commentary Relax on the terraces of Jesus of Prague for protection of professional tour guides. 6. The Jewish town the Baroque gardens below of Josefov and help. 10. Estates Theatre modern capital of the Czech A QR code links Prague Castle and stroll to the website through the narrow, steep Follow the footsteps of Franz 8. Municipal House Go to the Estates Theatre to Republic, at almost every step www.prague.eu, streets of the Lesser Town. Kafka and Prague’s famous see the opera The Marriage where you can purchase rabbis to the narrow lanes of Go to a concert of Mozart of Figaro where it was on Prague’s storied streets. the service online. the former Jewish ghetto. or Vivaldi at the Municipal personally conducted by the House, the most magnificent genius Wolfgang Amadeus Czech Art Nouveau building. Mozart in 1787. This opera has played here ever since. The Church of Our Lady before Týn www.czechtourism.com 1 Prague has always been Troja Chateau Take a boat trip on the Vltava River and visit the a living organism, where Troja Chateau with its beautiful gardens, art over the centuries gallery and wine cellars. Near the chateau is all European architectural a popular zoo and botanical styles have appeared. garden. Steamboats sail from the Rašín Prague now boasts a totally Embankment (Rašínovo nábřeží) daily from late unique and extensive March to late October. historical city centre, which since 1992 has been a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Church of Our Lady Gothic and Romanesque Church of St. Nicholas glory before Týn, with two 80-metre towers, was in its The oldest Romanesque time the tallest building in church building in Prague is Prague. The church is the the 11th-century Rotunda burial place of the Danish of St. Martin at Vyšehrad, astronomer Tycho Brahe. with circumferential walls nearly a metre thick. The The fame of the Prague most famous, of course, is Astronomical Clock spread the Basilica of St. George throughout Europe. Many at Prague Castle, in whose wanted the Czech clockmaker interior you can see the Master Hanuš to construct tomb of the Czech patron for their city an equally St. Ludmila. wondrous instrument for measuring time. The Prague Gothic architecture city councillors did not want experienced its greatest to lose the uniqueness of their period of expansion in Prague clock, so they had Master in the 14th century, during Hanuš blinded. Other legends the reign of the Holy Roman are told about the Old Town Emperor and Bohemian Astronomical Clock. One says King Charles IV. St. Vitus that when the instrument is decorated with huge In the Royal Garden in Cathedral and the Old stops working, war will come frescoes with scenes from front of the Queen Anne Prague Royal Palace at Prague to the land. the life of St. Nicholas. The Summer Palace you will see Castle are among the jewels composer W. A. Mozart rarely the Renaissance “Singing of European architectural Prague’s Renaissance missed an opportunity to play Fountain”. The sound of heritage. beauty the church’s organ with its water falling on a bronze four thousand pipes. bowl recalls the distant Architecture A photo of the Charles One of Prague’s first ringing of Prague’s bells. Bridge with the silhouette buildings in the Italian The Clementinum is one Carefully position your ear of Prague Castle in the Renaissance style is the of the greatest Baroque below the bottom of the background – this has imposing Schwarzenberg complexes in Central Europe. lower bowl and let yourself become the visual symbol of Palace on Hradčany Square The most interesting places be transported. the city of Prague. The bridge, (Hradčanské náměstí). here are the 68-metre with 31 statues and a massive Nearby stands Martinic Astronomical Tower and tower at either end, is more Palace, where several the Baroque library hall than half a kilometre long. Its episodes of the popular with unique globes from the most famous decoration is a historical series The Borgias 18th century. Here you will A guided tour of Prague Baroque statue of St. John of were shot. Both palaces are also find the oldest Czech A magnificent textbook Nepomuk. notable for their outstanding meteorological station. of architecture. sgraffito decoration. Discover the city’s most The Old Town Hall The Baroque gardens beautiful buildings and the complex is made up of a situated on the slopes below Baroque pearls of Prague history of their origins. 70-metre tower, three adjacent Prague Castle and in the buildings, and its biggest It is said about the Church Lesser Town will entice you to attraction: the Astronomical of St. Nicholas in the Lesser relax. Be sure not to miss the Clock, where at every hour Town that it is the most terraced Vrtbovská Garden wooden statues of the twelve valuable Baroque building and the garden of Wallenstein Astronomical Clock on the Old Town Square Apostles file past. north of the Alps. Its interior Palace. 2 Prague www.czechtourism.com 3 Powder Tower and Municipal House Prague Cubism Vrtbovská Garden House at the Black Madonna, Cubist Café representative stage of the Symmetrical Classicist and National Theatre Sharp edges, geometric Empire styles Czech Republic and one of the symbols of Czech identity. Classicism was inspired by the Because of its rich gold forms and crystalline ancient world, eliminating the decoration, this theatre on structures – these are the ostentatious ornamentation the banks of the Vltava River of the Baroque period and is often called the “golden typical elements that adorn embracing austerity and chapel”. simplicity. A prime example the facades and also the is the Estates Theatre on Among church buildings, the street Ovocný trh (Fruit noteworthy ones are the interiors of buildings created Market). W. A. Mozart Neo-Gothic Church of liked it so much that he had St. Ludmila on Peace in the unique architectural precisely this theatre in mind Square (náměstí Míru) in when writing his opera Don the Vinohrady quarter and style of Czech Cubism Giovanni, which had its world the Basilica of Sts. Peter premiere here in 1787. The and Paul at Vyšehrad, Czech-born film director which is one of the dominant Kovařovic Villa Visit the most famous Cubist and Přemyslova streets is Miloš Forman shot scenes landmarks of Prague. building, the House at the a masterpiece of architectural for his Oscar-winning film Black Madonna (Ovocný Cubism – a four-storey Amadeus here. Also significant is the Visit the villa of the sculptor trh 19), designed by the residential building. And Gems of Prague Art Cubist ceramics – Pavel Janák Nouveau Pojišťovna Praha building and graphic artist František leading Czech architect Josef beside the tram line leading Other examples of Classicism (Národní 7), whose facade Bílek near Prague Castle. Gočár. It houses an original from the city centre to Podolí and the Empire style in Art Nouveau architecture is decorated with a large The Art Nouveau building Cubist café with beautiful below Vyšehrad Rock stands Prague are the Church is characterized by its rich and colourful Czech lion; with its rough brick facade chandeliers and light fixtures the two-storey “Triple of the Holy Cross on ornamentation with a the Industrial Palace at was intended by the artist and also the Kubista shop, House”. Na Příkopě street, the wealth of floral motifs, all the Výstaviště exhibition to express fields of grain where you can buy products U Hybernů building on distinctively decorated in grounds in Holešovice, (the columns) and a scythe, such as jewellery, ceramics the Square of the Republic ceramic, gold, enamel and where exhibitions and fairs which is represented by the and light fixtures by designers (náměstí Republiky) and the coloured cut glass.
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