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The crown jewels are kept in Prague Castle, as are the relics of Bohemian kings, precious Christian reliquiae, art treasures and historical documents. Events important for the whole country have taken place within its walls. So Prague Castle the embodiment of the historical tradition of the Czech state, linking the present with the past.
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Malostranske nam., Prague 1 This church, built in the period 1704-55, is the most significant historical structure of the so-called Prague Baroque. The architects were G. Santini, K. I. Dienzenhofer, and A. Lurago. W. A. Mozart played the organ here during his stay in Prague. The belfry o |
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The castle underwent extensive redevelopment as a royal residence under Charles IV, who commissioned the construction of St. Vitus Cathedral, which was begun in 1344 by builder Matthew of Arras. He was succeeded in 1356 by Peter Parler of Schwaebisch Gmuend, who built the St. Wenceslas Chapel, where the Bohemian
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Prague 1, Loretanske namesti 7.This former place of pilgrimage with the copy of Santa Casa was built in 1626-31, and the Baroque Church of the Nativity of Our Lord was added in 1734-35. The facade of the front wing was rebuilt by K. I
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A very important architectural monument in Bohemia is the ancient monastery at Strahov. Covered by thick woods and brush, the hill above the Prague Valley was of no use to anything but wild animals for a long time. In the twelfth century monks cleared the hill and built a monastery made of wood.
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The Old Jewish Cemetery was established in the first half of the 15th century. Along with the Old-New Synagogue, it is one of the most important historic sites in Prague_s Jewish Town. The oldest tombstone, which marks the grave of the poet and scholar Avigdor Karo, dates from the year 1439. Burials took plac
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The square is 700m long and 60m wide so you can use it to count distances on the map. At the top you can see the National Museum; together with the National Theatre they were built at the end of the 1800s during the Czech Renaissance.
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The old town square (Staromestské námestí) and the surrounding quarter form the heart of the city of Prague. In the 14th century the city built around the Prague Castle expanded to the right bank and as early as 1091 a market existed at the site of the old town square.
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This is one of the oldest parts of Prague even if almost nothing exist from the old times. It's a nice walk (better in the morning) on baroque walls with a nice view of the city. Vysegrad, the rock above the river with its dark outline of slender spires, is an inseparable part of the Prague skyline. |
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Started as a market place it has always been the centre of life in the Lesser Town. Today, there are official buildings and restaurants. The important buildings include the St Nicholas Church, the Town Hall, the Sternberg Palace, the Smiřický Palace. On the facade of the Baroque Kaiserstain Palace there is a bust of the great Czech soprano Emma Destinn who lived there between 1908 and 1914.
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This is the tourist attraction in Prague. The present incarnation dates back to the year 1357, but the wood structure itself goes at the far as the year 900 a.c. The 12th century bridge was destroyed by flood in the year 1342.
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The history of the site where Prague's Municipal House now stands is both interesting and complex. The adjacent Powder Gate, a unique fragment of Prague's Old Town fortifications dating from the Gothic period, recalls the times when an important trade route arrived at this point.
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