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' Pragacaput r^egni" been has rnscribed the Prague's in coat of arms. And right so.S nce its y begnn ngs Praguehas aways played an mportantroe in the history ofthe nation, country and the Europe.Srncethe Yiddle Ages Praguehas been famousas one ofthe most be autuI s ofthe cite wodd, and has been attrbuted adject such as "go den","hund ves red spired",'the crown o the wor d', ''a stone dream '

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Throughoutcentures prom nent personalit paid homageto t. es W A, lYozart, L, van Beethoven, F.f'1.Dostolevsky, Rodin, A. G' Apol|ina P |'qkovskJj, re O. Kokoschka and also the Brtisn Queen E zabethI and Pope John Paui ll professed r begu ement the b / T SarLd cl . e ne . sano d-c1Le c tural beauty,The natve town is reJected the works of]an n Neruda.Jarosav Haek, JarosJav Sei|ert,Franz Kaka, Ylax Brod or Egon Er.win Ksch.Praguerepre sentsa uniquecollection h sto o ricalmonumentsdom nated by the PragueCast e which towers h gh above the city lt s a spec -

men of all artstic styes and mo , e ae lts Le ' . . o ic"tco ^ ol- . 1 ^ e crtyis stuated on both banksof the V|tavariverand conssts o 6 p a . '- f6rme ' . nd e pe r oe- ud:an unitsunrfred the 8th n century'They are as |o ows: Star |Ysto(old Town), Joseov (the preservedpart ofthe fbrmer le risl'-onn . Looa.r p a'r o' - l. e o d Town)' Nov lYsto (New Town)'Ya Strana(LesserTown)' Hradany andVyehrad' Natura y most of the h storicalmonuments, 'nU<e LT d ro ga e '. e sd,e C OnrS centratedrght there.

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{inished |929) Prague becomes the captal olthe " 1346 - I 378 Charles lV epoch Borerr a^ ( r gdon ard tre -'{ol) Romdn Eprpi"e . lo Jro d| o n - lne ' ' |\ew lo,^.nand Lr e [' un r er si|r n Cent.a|| Uen1r a -J" l-'r'nne i - h : rI e c l 1n r'e r<rv \
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Prague Pa|ace) <'.alcvsk pa|c (old Royal E Pran v Mihu|ka (Mihulka PowderTower)
A tower - 20 m h gh, comes from the |5th century part of the castle fortification, used to serve as a gunpowderdepot,now it housesexhilt bitions o medieva|arts and crafts'astro|ogyand alchemy

-r .: ---- i--- :e^:urythe residenceof Bohemianprinces and kings pa ot : ^ . e : s c f th e rom a n esqu e |a c e h e P rin ceSobs|av . -. sty|es were ini- ' -' -.: ..::-s:.-tions in the gothic and renaissance . ..:: ,l^.: Jzech kingsPemys Otakar l|,Charles |VWences|as |V -: spa ceis t h e got h ic Vlad islav r -: : : : : . : : : o . Th e m ost n ot ewort h y -1 ' : . : ' . : r p r o f an eh a ll oft h e m edt eva P ra gu e( 1487 - l50O l t rou := ': : . : : : . ' . : l a r e m a rka b|e n dedrib Va U|t 'oda yt h e sc e neo : :5- -1q rrd renresentative events.In the Gorhic storey :-: : : I -:.'. re"manentexhibit"Storyof the PragueCastle"

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Sma||houses bui]t in the gothic ortication' the |6th century homes of castle riflemen and craftsme n. ln 1916 - l9lJ Franz K afkaused to w ork in No. 22.

of The oldest preservedchurchbuilding the Prague Castle. lts romanesque is arc|^ilecture in tl.e best state o pre. servationamong al sim lar bu ldingsin Founded n 920 by the Prince Bohemia. l, Vratislav t was rebuiltin the l2th century'The acadegained its present baro. que appearance n the l Tth century o Outanoing are t1e c1doe|s Sr']ohn St. of Nepomuk and St.Ludmila. Ludmila was the grandmother of St. Wenceslas and the irstCzech Christian martyr:

Daliborka
Fortiication tower bui|tin l496 t:y BenediktRejt as a Paft of the cast|e forticat Unti| |78 | it served as a prison'|t was given its name after on' the lrstPrisoner Dal]borof Kozojedy |t was Da|ibor's story which was put to music by Bedich Smetanain his opera Da|ibor(|88).

(QueenAnna'sSummerhouse)
The purest renaissance architecture in Prague, Built in |538 - I560 according to the deslgn o Pao|o del|a Ste||a, nishedby architect Wohlmut. In the garden there is a Singing Fountain which is worth seeing, it is made of bell bronze and chimed by beadsof falling water; is the work it ofTomJarorom the years i 564 -

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founded in 973 by the Prince : - ::: -rnastery in the Czech Lands, e ]: . : : . = ^ ch s s i e r lY la dafor Ben edrc t inn u n s'|n |782 disso|ve d : :::-:= .. ..e reform o the Emperor ]oseph l|,afterthat the bui|ding Ga||ery othe Nationa| . -::: .: :a-racks'Now one othe coJIections r - r ' . - - 3 ' 3 s e e p a g e35) .

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A renalssance building with graffito decoration situated in the Royal Garden.An exhibitionand concert hall.

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A baroquebuilding from the late I7th century, todaya placeof exhibitions.

since |627 aproperty : - . - -..: .'. Centuryby the Pernejn fami|y, s Ba : . ' - : - : : . : . . ' : z a m i] y' roqu em odica t ionweTe don e by C arlo exhibiton (see :: - 8)'Todayit housesa Nationa||Yuseum -' .;:

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-': t'::,= atsle premises opento thepublic doily5 o m l2 pn (April ore to .::' : ::r', I I p.m.(November Morch) Changngofthe Guordsot -t5 ,-- - - - ' - a : , e s e v e r h o u rst ort in ga om - I I pm ,,or! 2pm ,,a t n oonwith y .:..:=: :.. :::ner exchonge'All Progue ore Cost/e slghts opendaily9 a'm. e day to : ^' ::' .o aaobe),9 o.m.- 4 p.m.(November March) closing to doilyl0 am - 6 pm (April Octobe) Gardens ,- l:---::'.Drogue Castle ': -:-, ::::<ers fur the sites open to the pubhc (Old RayolPoloce,the .: :. -' . can of the 5t.Vltus,5t.Wenceslosond St Adolbert Cothedrol -'. -'- :-) of e Klngs of Bohemioand the cothedrolspire,st Georgei -'.= Golden Lane,Daliborka)can be purchasedin : :: :, '.' ' , <a PowderTower, ": -':'-:,c.: Centre on the third costlecourtyardor at each site.Admls : :- .. ''. ),ogue Castle gordens ls free of charge The tower of the iffovourableweather' .:". ', s :zen from April to October, _ ': both Czech ond : ..'.-:.cn Centre(phone224 373 3B) provides os os toursor /ectures we// guidesfor the guides, speclo/ised .- -- a-.ge guide'book blindpersonsis ovailoble of chorge' : : : ' . - : '. .sjcBn:'i!]e free for
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church o the Assumption (1143 - 1757),the Strahov picturegalery (see Galleres),the valuabe Strahov ibrary with a large numberof med eval lluminated globesand graph the cs, manuscripts, maps, baroque st Theo ogica Room ( 67 | ' 1679), and the classic Ph losophy Room ( 785 - |794) decoratedwith fresco pa ntingsofA, Yaultbertsch. Op e ning hours: daily9 a.m.- 12 o.m. and I p.m.- 5 p.m.

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An rontowe r60 m hg h, bui|t |89| b y F. Pr| the occasion the in on o ]ubi|eeExhibton as a free copy othe Eiffe Tower in Paris.299 steps lead up to the top platform, lYarch2002 theTower was open againto In the pub|icaftera wide reconstrut on' Ope ning hours: dai la a'm' / p'm. (April,Septenbe) dai la a'm'- la p ' m . (May ta August) doily l0 a,m' p'm' (actobe)
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A lYarianpilgrimage ace with a copy P SantaCasa (G, orsi' |626 othe |ta|ian - 627) including also the baroque churchothe Nativity(K'|.Dienzenhofur; 1134 - 1135).Ihe ground is encrrcled Tl'e soire by a coist er a n d c h a pels. houses a car lon wh ch consistsof 27 Loreta bells which tune a Marian song We Greet You a Thousand Times (every hour from 9 a'm' - p..)' lYost valuable is the so cal ed Loreta l.easure'a Co eci'on o sacra ob-ects cen lrorr Lh e Lr Lo 8r|^ ru re s'_he most famous o these s the D amond lYonstrance adorned wlth 6 )7) dia m on ds.

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A :..vi].onof the former Czech Touri's C|ub bui|t in l89 l for the transerred to Petn. |nside there is a mirror '-: ee Exhibrtion' |ater.,Prague against Swedes on student o|kighting -aze md the diorama 3^a-es Bridge 1648," Opening hours: :: . 3 c.n.-7 p.m.(April,SePtembe), :: . 3 s.n. l0 p.m.(Moy to August), ,-:, 1 :.n.- 6 p.m.(Octobe), Morch) ::,'::.s ' Sundoysl0 o.m.- 5 p.m.(Novemberto Service. by l- :=: .:-s ore orgonised the Proguelnformotion

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An early baroque buildingfrom the year 16l |, |634 - |669 rebuiltby the Carmelite Order The church is world-famous thanks to the Prague Bambino - Infant ]esuswax igure(of the Spanishorigin)' which was presented to the church by Polp<ena Lobkowicz ( I628). of Op e ning hours: Mondoys to Soturdoys9.45 o.m.- 6 p.m., Sundoysl p'm'- p.m.

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One of the most valuable buildings of the "Prague Baroque" period with a dominantdome and a belfry (architectsK. Dienzenhofen Lurago, K l. Dienzenhofer;A. Also the in1704 - 1756). side decoration of the church is a specimen of the high baroque style (' L' Kracker1 K. krta)' W A, Mozart played the organ here during his stay in Prague, --.= .e.-t othe st. NicholasChurch is a|soopen to the public,it ofers Town,expositioncalled"Music of PragueGalleries" . . :r 3' -.re Lesser
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An early baroque garden of a strictly geometric design built concurrently with the Wallenstein Palace (1623 1629).The gardenis dominated by an imposing sala terrena, worth seeing are a|so an articia|grotto with stalactites and stalagmites, a fountain with a bronze statue ofvenus and a gallery of bronze statues by Adrian deVries - these are,howeven only castings the original of ones which were taken away by the Swedish army at the end of theThirtyYears'War: |nthe summer months concerts and theatre peormancesare given here' Op e ning hours: doily l0 o.m.- 6 p.n. (April- October)

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O p ening ho urs - t he chur ch: .- ' 1 :.*.- 5 p.n.(April to October),9 o.m -4 pm (November- Morch), ::s:: lj Jecember ho urs - t he belfr y: O p ening ,, ! :.r,. - 6 p.m. (APril to Oaobe) -,:

Praha |' V a|d te insk nm. 4 A |arge pa|ace area,the rst monumenta|profane baroque bui|dingin Praguebuilt forAlbrecht oWa||enstein between |623 and |630.Today the palace housesthe Senat ofthe Czech Republic. Op e ning hours: + Soturdoys Sundoys o.m.- 4.p.m. I0

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t-a:e baroque garden,work of I H' Kaka from around |720.The -:^ . :cu ptures are the work of lY, Braun.Opened after an extensive ' e ^ c v a l i o nn 1 9 9 8 , i Opening hours: :: C o.m.- 6 p.m.(April Octobe)

since l87O calledCharles Bridge, was founded by Charles lV in the year |357' By the |atestresearchesthe construion Was started by Master otto and nishedby Peter Par|erin l4O2' Both ends ofthe bridge are fortiied by towers (the Lesser Town Bridge Towers. the O|d Town BridgeTower). From |683 to |928 thirty sculptures sculptural groups and of the saintswere gradua||y on the bridge piers (lY. Braun,F' M. Broko set etc.),Thebridgeis 5 |5 meters long and l0 meters wide.

(Lesser Town BddgeTowers)

Ma|ostransk mosteck ve
Praha |, Ma| S t rana The smaller tower - the romanesque one,a relicof the]udta's Bridge, was construed in the |2th centuryThe higher one is 200 years younger (1464) and its late gothic architecture draws upon the Par|eso|d Town BridgeTower: Op e ning hours: doily l0 o.m'- p'm. (April to Octobe), c/osed(Novemberto Morch)

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. -3331;. Garden,Small and Great PalffyGardens,Kolowrat and Small :--r=-berk Gardens. . -e gardensare situatedon the southern slopes below the Prague
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situatedbut at the beginning ' - ---s placethe rampartswere originally :. :re |6th centurythis defensivesystem has |o its primary impor::^.e, the rampartswere then demol shed and the plots were sold. gardens o the |ta|ian S-bsequent|y the vineyardsand Renaissance s:e arose here. . After the Swedish devastation in |648 the gardens were renovated, -.re Renaissancesternness was replaced by the Baroque adaptation the monumental staircases, - rhe balustradeterraces with sculptures, ihe ol]ntains and ieJs'There are beautifu|views of Ma| Strana (the LesserTown) and city-panoramafrom the terraces. Opening hours: 0 a.m. 6 p.m.(April - Octobe)

Pe rmane nt e x hibition: To |earnsomethingabout the bridgewhi|ebeingon it - from the hio ry of Charles Bridge, Guided tours are organisedby the Prague Inormation Service.During the summer months (April to October) a tourist information centre of the PragueInormation Service is opened here'

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Praha l, star Msto The entrance gate to the Charles Bridge from the OldTown river bank, the most beautifuI gate othe Gothic Europe was a masterpiece of the Court Bui|dingworks' was ]nished it beore |380.|t is rich|yadorned with sculptures - coats of arms of the countries belongingto the Czech Crown underthe reign of Char|es | statues of St. Vitus, Charles lV Wences|as |V St.Vojtch (Ada|bert) and Sigismund.

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Openi ng h o u r s : il , : - - 7 p . m . ( Ap r to M o y ,O c t ober) , --: - : -. - l0 p.m.(une ta September), -,: - : .-.- 6 p . m . ( M o r c h ) , -, , - :.*,. - 5 p.m.(Novemberto February) Per manen t e x h i b i ti o n : es Bridge- ray through centuries" the pictureabout the astro:i:a ard astronomicrelations the orgins of Charles bridge, of --:3- -+- ;oursore orgonised the Proguelnformotion by Serwce. square has severalother dominants, the baroque St, Nicholas church (K. l' Dienzenhofe|731 - |737),the rococo Kinskpa|acehousingthe National Gallery exhibition hall (see page 35), the Stone Bell house Gallery - a goth c crtypalacefrom the l4th century- now the lYunicipal concert and exhibition rooms, and the lYemodal to flaster ]an Hus ( where the 27 Czech sculptured Ladis|av by a|ounl 9 |S)'The very p|ace gentlemenwere executed on 2l June, 1621,is marked in the square pavement.The Prague meridian can be seen not far from there,

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(Old Town Hall with the Astronomical Clock)

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KlementinUfl"l - Astronomical Towe[Baroque library.

P r ah a | , s ta r M s to :':e.sive Baroquecampus- bui|tromthe ha|fofthe |6th century : --.e .a. othe |8th century'lt was the JesuitCo||ege' Nowadays it is . .='.::.:"e Nationa||ibraryand the Statetechnica| library'The Aro-:.-:: o.ler and Baroque |ibraryha|| are makingpart othis campus, l='::,e hall is from the beginning ofthe lSth century and was : - - :. (- .) enzenhoffer and is decorated by frescoes and portraits of --= -r.':ant members of the Jesuit Order: In 1775 the systematic ..e-::': cp'cal and cl matic measurementwas started in theAstronomical ..:.: serves Lo tl^is ourposeti|| today' '.'. Op en i n g hou r s : ,'r---: ,:- : . d o y s2 p . m . 7 p . m . , h l, --- -'-: .s - S u n d o y s 0 o . m . -7 p .m .( M a rc - Decem ber) --:
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| Estab|ished 338 as the seat o the oIde gothic oIdTown arrthorities.The part of the complex which includes a tower and an oriel chapel rs rich|y oecorateowrh coatsoa.rrs. Itwas built in the latter halfof the |4th centu'y lr rhe top parl o'the astronomical clock (early l5th century) the |2 apostles appear every hour between 9 a.m'and 9 p'm.Thebocom part was supplementedwith a round inc|uding signsothe the ca|endarium zodiac paintedby JosefMnes ( |865)' wing of The eastern pseudo-gothic theTown Hall was destroyedon May 8, I945,and has not been rebuihyet. Ope ning hours: 9 o.m'- p'm' doilyMondoys lI o.m'- p'm,,TuesdoystoSundoys (Aprilto Octobe) a. m. daily Mondoysl1 o. m. -5 p . m. , T ue sd oystoS und ays9 -5 p. m. (November to Morch) Ihe Guided tours ore provided by the Progue lnformottonServce' tourist informotion centresituotedin this buildingis opened all the yeor round.

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The most impressive gothic sacralbuilding in Praguethe construction which lasted of from the mid- I4th to the early |6th century, In the late lTth century the church interior was reburltr^rhe baroque style. Its interesting decorationsincludevaluable

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Synagogue) Pinkasova synagoga (Pinkas

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B S-a.onov synagoga (o|d-New Synagogue)

Praha | , erv en 2

Synagogue) Maiselova synagoga (Maisel

P r ah a l . Mai se l ova l0

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history othe 'Jewsln Bohemiaand Yloravia Permanentexhlbition:The on' of romthe beginnng of co|onzationtilLthe beginning emancipat

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Synagogue) K|ausovsynagoga (Klaus

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O p en i n g h o u r s : 9.30 a.m.- 6 p.m.. . - i, :::: Soturdays Jewishholidoys and : - :.., : Ln. (Apnl ro Acraber): . _ :. :::.. So,udoysandJewish\6lij6y59.34 a.m._ 5 p.m.. : ' ..: ' ) Ln. (Norember Morch) to

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h ou r s: dolly except Mondoy la a.m.. 63A p.m. (April to October), daily except Monday tO o,m. 5.30 p.m. (November to Morch) Guided tours are organised by the Progue lnfarmotian Service

Pran brna (PowderTower)

Praha : l' Na Pk o p entrance to the Old

divad|o (Estates Stavovsi<

Praha |, ovocn trh I http://www, nd. cz A b- d ing ;n t|. e sry|e o c'ass. c. sn constructe din l78l - 1783,world famous for the lrst peormance of W A. lYoza'ts ope ra Do" Giovanni (October )9, 1787),From 1799 the theatre belonged to the Czech Estates. On 2 | De ce mb e r; 1834, the song ''Kde domov mj'' (Where is my home) whlch laterbecamethe Czech natonal time presenanthem was for the lrst drama,opera ted on this stage.Today are and ba||et perormedhere.

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An art-nouveau building constructed tn on o. |905 - |9 l i (A' Ba|nek Po|vka) the Court'a seatofthe sPot othe ormerklng's ngs |< o Bohema from the end o the |4th centurytill i 438.The rich interiorand exterior decoration is worl< of A. |4ucha' etc' nsk ']'V |'4ys|bek, The monu l'1.vab mental Smetana Concert Hall forms the o. t g c en t .eo t h e ou i|din oein g h e p|a ce t h e | 1|ern a t on a lY .LsicF est va ' P ra ska ro | ] other concerts and impor(PragueSpring), tant soc al events.Gu ded tours Inqurles c a p h on e 227 002 100. n d t h e in ou iry ert re o f obec n dm '

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: - J9 for sermons in the Czech languagelYaster lan Hus : - - e . e b e twe e n l 4 O 2 142. ln 166l a lt eredt o a c a t h olrc :. I n 1 7 8 6 t was pu led down .In t h e yea rs 1950- 1952 -esu.is. on was erered the site (archtect Fragner)' chape| :.:^e origina| ]'

ln bui A neo-renaissance ding construted |87 - |884 (by archtes of designedor a pituregalery,col|ections origina||y )'Zrek,)'Schu|z), 1938and 1945- 1 9 4 6 it I antiquitieand conce rts. n the ye ars l9l8 s Orchestra housed the NationalAssembly and the Czech Philharmonic ound rts seatthere in |946'The maln ha] the Dvok Ha||- is wor|d famous as a place where the concerts of the Prague Spring mus c festivaltake place every yean t9

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Praha | , N ro dn 2 h tt p : / / www. n d. c z

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Novomsts|< radniCe New, Ha||) Town

Praha 2, K a|ovo nm. 23 A goth c comp ex of bui dings from the late |4th and ear y |5th centures,rebuih in the renaissance style tn the 6th century lt contans a tower with Our Lady Chape, two gothrchaliswith r bbed vauts and a renaissance . During 377 haJ - |7B4the seatothe NewTown author tie s'on 30th J u|y' 9' the sce neothe |4I deenestraton the Catho|lca|dermen of by the PragueHussites whrchmarkedthe
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Pr ah a | ' J i n d i s k , h ttp : / /www.j in drisska vez.c z '1 .-..= :' : r e l a teg o th i cs ty e ( l4n - 1416) ilta s a sepa ra t e bu befry :' .: :. -.: . e ' Af te r th e r e r n 745 t wa s a da pt ed n t h e ba roqu e i: : : -: - 3 7 O sr e b u tt n a g o t h icst yle( a rch it ect oc l.erl.Th ecoc k Y r- r .: ..:' . , r h i wo c m b a i o n s is da t ed n 57f .Aft er t h e ext en sive :]-.: .-- ] . tn e to we r W a s open or pu bJ in 2002'Th s h igh est c .1 -: : .1 ..:: . i n P r a g u ei s 6 6 m h igha n d h a st en loors' s possib|eo |t t ... :1 .:''. c . P r a g u e r o m th e corn ert u rret s n d vist h ere t h e ca ' a :': : - -: - a u r a n twth a v i e w th e exh ibit a n d sh oppn g premses, on -. Op eni ng h o u r s : : . Soturdays, Sundaysl 0 a,m. 9 p.m. '' ::,, B a.m 9 p.m.,

p r nce s rne re ge n oary Prlncess Libue the lrst and Pze myslide s- on ths h L In fact, howevert th s fort had not been founded until
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rrnin residence which brought about a generous buildingactivity within its walls.Among noteworthy sightsthere are the precious romanesque rotunda of St. l4artin,the gothic church of St. Peter and Paul (in the late l 9th century rebuilt in the neogothic sty|e), Vyehradcemetery used the as a buria| srte o the Czech outstandng persona|ities since |869 with a co||ejvetomb called S|avn, the underground casemateshousing the originals of several baroque statues from the Charles Bridge.The Vyehradsite is open the who|e day O p en i n g h o u r s : doi 9.30 o,m'- 6 p.m,(Aprilto octobel, dotly9.30 o.m.- 5 p.m.(Novemberto March)

Ctnice - Cast|e
Praha 9, Bohdane sk | origina||y Gothic citade| a was founded in the midd|eothe |4th century/, now it is being reconstructed,Permanent exhibition of old carriages, gigs' age-coaches and other coaches from the |8th' |9th and from the beginning o the 2oth century Exposrtion on the reconstruction of castle. Op e ning hours: Saturdoys+ Sundaysl0 o.m.- 6 p.n. (April, Moy, Octobe) daily l0 a.m.- 6 p.n. (uly to Septembe),

6u lzua ofTrocnov Memoria|)

Pr ah a 3 ' V tk o v

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The equestrian statue of the Hussite leader created according to B' Kafta's mode|, cast in |946 and erected in |95O. |t is lied as the biggestbronze equestrianstatue by UNESCO.

I 000 ye ars of de ve lop me nt pre se nte d Prag ue w ith the most b e autifuI historical monume nts o a| l archite ctural style s:

(BevnovMonasteryBenedictine Archabbey of Stvofech (Adalbert) and St, Margaret)

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Bevnovs k|ter; Benedk|insk i arciopatstv sv.Vojtcha sv.Markty a

BasiIica ofSt' George (Prague Cast|e) . Rotunda ofSt. Martin $/yehrad) . Ho|y Cross Rotunda (Karoliny Svt|) . Rotunda of St. Longinus . (Na Rybnku) basementofthe house No' 22213in etzov street

Romanesquestyle

A r.bnastery establishedin 993 by the Prince Boleslav ll and the bishop ,@tch (Ada|bert). Today's appearance of the premises inc|uding 5t- Margaret church,convent and prelate house from l7O8 - 1745 (built :1. K l. Dienzehoer)representsthe baroque |e at its best' T o urs : sm,fq' Sundoysl0 o.m',2 p'm',4 p'm' (April octobe) Sdnidct,s Sundoysl0 o.m.,2 p.m., (November- Morch) c,sseo Easrer:Christnas

. convent o St'Agnes of Bohemia (U lYi|osrdnch) old-New Synagogue (erven) . Char|es Bridge with the bridge towers . St' Vitus' St.Wences|as'and St'Vojtchs Cathedra|. eastern part ofthe Prague Cast|e . PowderTower (Na Pkop) . Church of our Lady beforeTn (Staromsknm')

Gothic style

Queen Anna Summerhouse (Marinskhradby) . windows of the Vladislav Hall (PragueCastle,Old Royal Paiace). Ball Games Hall in the Royal Garden (Prague Castle) . Schwarzenberg Pa|ace (Hradansk nm.2) . the House U minuty(Staromstsk nrn')

Renaissance

Prumys|o pa|C (|ndustria| Palace)

Pr ah. 7 , Y s ta v i t &l9na1 buih as a pavi|ionfor the .|ubileeExhibition in l 89 |. one of the ."nstyuab|e art-nouveauhjstoricalmonuments in Prague.Thestee|arch st.E'e is 238 meters |ongwith 5 | ineters hightower in the midd|e'The palace is accessibleduring exh bitions,trade fairs and other events.

Wa||enstein Pa|ace (Va|dtejnsk nm') . St. Nicho|as Church (|4a|ostransk nm.) . Loreta (Loretnsknm' 7) . St. James Church . (Ma| tupartsk) troja Cast|e (UTrojskhozmku)

Baroque

Rococo
Kinsk Palate (Staromstsk nm' !2) (Na Pkop |O) Sylva-Taroucc Palace

Classicismand Empire style

Estates Theatre (ovocn trh |) . front of the Slovans House (Na Pkop 22) . Church o the Ho|y Cross (Na Pkop 16) . HybernianPa|ace (nm.Repub|i)

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St Peter and Pau| Church syehrad) . St. Ludmila Church (nm. |Yru) . Naona|Theatre (Nrodn rda )) . National Museum frc|avsk (nm.Jana Pa|acha) nm.68) . Rudo|inum

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Praha 8, za Po skou branou 7, p hone /fax :72| e -mail: vlastive da@pis. cz 7|1 | 5 |

Historicism

Arc-Nouveau style

House (nm. Republi 5) . Evropa Hote| frclavsknm.25) |4unicipa| . P Hote| (near obecn dm) . Main Rai|wayStation - the o|d bui|. ding frVilsonova.) . Topi house (Nrodn t 9) . |ndustria|Pa|ace (Vstavi - Exhibition grounds)

. provides qua|iedguides for guided walk and basic or specia|ised city tours in the Czech language . organises national history and geography walk through Prague and trips to places of interest, all with professional guides (schedule in vlastivda) poadv Praze and in the book| Praska Peh|edkuhumch

Cubism

Black Madonna House (Ce|etn 34) . Adria Pa|ace (Nrodn t 24) / Jungmannovonm.) . soB bui|ding(Na Po . residentia|bui|nbenear ding in Neklanova street 30 . trip|ex house on Ranovo Vy'-hradslc tunneI

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Praha |' Na Pkop 3. 5' p hone 224 23 l | 8' fax 224 237 235

FunonaIism

47) BarardoyTerraces (Barrandov)..TradeFair Pa|ace(Duke|sch hrdin Pa|aces . &1.i L2bi department store (Na Po 23) . A|fa and B|ank l\dad< niim.28 and 5)

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Praha 9. Ne mocni n , p hone 0 834 o|7, 233 33 52, fax 272 739 l|8

fees Entrance
r 2004 the entrance fees to the Prague historical places of interest, between 40 to |00 K'some of the are usua||y a.Eetrns and ga||eries y!a:e museums are more expensive'The admission fee charged at sites such as the Prague historica| scre ttre largestand most significant Cade and the Jewish Museum (350 and 300 K)appears to be rather .]8F. F| i i/ever the ticket is valid for visits to severa|p|acesand it makes rrr rcry eap. A|| the fees are accompanied by the system of discounts. Sone of the olaces allowfree admissionon one of the days in a month.

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Praha l, tPnsk 2 | ' phone 222 230 208' ax 222 732 429 Ploce of deporture:from the dient's hotel

Martin Tour
Praha l, tpnsk l' phone 224 2|2 473, ax 224 22s 4l7 ncm. Ploceof deDorture: Storomstsk

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Praha |, V cI avsk nm' 8 http r//www. n m. cz The largestand oldest Czech museum 'ound e d n l8l8 rs house d n a monu]entaIneo renaissancebulJdingfrom :he years |885 - |890 that dom nares -heWences as Square. Pe rmane nt e x hibitions: Primeva|hrstory o Bohemia,Y]orava and S lovakta . Mrne ralog icaland

Central European Adventures

P r ah a | ,! c h y m o v a 4 , ph o n e/ f ax 2 . 2 2 3 2 8 8 7 9 '.s 'i i.e Praguesurroundings bikes and canoes, on watkingtaurs (Aprit :: S::.e-.cer)' lnformation ond tjckets: Staramstsk nrm.l , Na Pkop 20 - ," t:an centresofthe PraguelnformotionService)

Pr aha , P a to k o v a 4 , ph o n e 233 3 4 3 3 4 9 , a x 2 96 |24 90| -,,': :. -'. atstaricol tram No 9 I oround the city centre(Apritta Octobe) f < oexp r es P r ah a 2, S I e z s k | | , pho ne/f ax 2 2 2 5 1 7 7 4 t, p h on e 602 3t t l84 =::. :. : ..e 3departure:Storomstsk (Aprit actober) nn, b l: - v T r av e l ph o n e2249 3 | | | 2 , a x 2 7 4 93| ||2 : : ' - : :, :: : c iocre, place of departureStaromstsk ' nm'

Dopravn Podnik hl.m' Prahy

Jetrologrcal co lections . Zoologica/ . co||ecion Palaeonto ogica|co]]ectron . Anthropologicaco ection. Op e ning hours: lo}ly l0 o'm' p.m'(Moy ta Septembe), laily 9 a,m.- 5 p.n, (acbber ta Aprit), :very flrstTuesday a month closed, in .very f,rstMondoy tn a month no charge 'or admission

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Pr ah a 3, Pro k o p o v o n m . 9 , ph o ne 222 7 8 3 9 9 5 ' 0 3 3 37 005 : - : :- . .'-s e e i n g p s t, =-: :1.:eWalk s

Other National Museum exhibitions r-obkovicl< pa|c (Lobkowicz Pa|ace)

|' J i sk 3 (th e P r ag u e Cast|e ) e x h i b i ti on s: ofthe nationa hrstory; Lobkowicz paace history; treasure

Pr ah a 2, Ne z a m y s l o v a 7 , phon e 03 2 7 | 9 | | , a x 2 6 | z|4 603 .-:: --.= :: ... , o l k tn g to u r s f o l l o w in gt h et ra cesoft h eVelvet Revolu t ion, prague .-.: : . : : r g u e p u b s e tc ' '

P r ah a

Pr ah a | , St a r o m s ts k n m. t ( t h e oId Town Ha ||) pho n e 23 0 0 2 5 6 2 ' a x 2 3 002 380 .,,'--'==: srghtseelng walks oround the mojor historicolmonuments ..:...1 . oce Storomstsk l (the oldTownHall) nm' S t ea m b o a t Co m p a n y Pr ah a 2, R a n o v o n b e i , pho n e 224 9 3 | 0 | 3 ' a x 2 2 4 930 o72 p\ace of deporture: '::..::::' Ronovo nbeembonkmen1 Kampa ' ,' : ':^ovka whof. ).v:r i v eo be c n | u n o v a c spo|en ost P r ah a |, P|a tn s k 4 pho n e/ f ax 2 2 1 1 0 8 4 0 8 , p h o ne 777 814 466 by - :.':::.v shipplng the historicalcentlefrom the enovka whaf' t'ag u e

tr.aue lnformation service . Pragotur

P e r man e n t Yonuments ] St' EirgruS Op e n i n g

h ou r s: 5 p.m.

:aily except Mondoys 9 o.m.

P r ah a

-apidarium 7 ,V stavi t

- p avi I i on

W
N o' 422

P e r man e n t

e x h i b i ti on : I lth to lgth centuries.

Stonework sculptural monuments from Bohemia Op e n i n g h ou r s: .ruesdoys to Fridays l2 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays lO a'm' p'm,

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.e<rnaDittrichU z|atho lva

Pr aha l , N e r u d o v a 32

, -:e Golden Lion Dittrich- Pharmacy)

Opening hours: dailyexceptTuesdays o.m. I 2 a.m.,I23a p.m. 5 p.m. l0

AntonnDvok Museum
P r ah a 2 , K e K ar l ovu 20 h ttp : //w w w ,n m.cz P e r man e n t e x h i b i ti on :

Exhibt on of antiquepharmacyshops. Op en i n g h o u r s : l0 to Fridoys 2 o'm' p,m''Saturdoys Sundays a'm '- 6 p'm' l and 'esdoys ::' to SepremDe,).T,Lesdoys to F,doys I I a.m.- 5 pm, Soturdays ond ( :,' . :,; t 0 o. m . 5 p . m . O c to b er M a rch ) to

V 'Z3 U1 'l h | avn hom s ta Pr a h y r-alue City lYuseum)

Pra h a 8, Na Po 5 2 ht t p : / / w w w . m uzeum prahy . c z Pe r ma n e n t ex hibit io n: tr.ague - the history ofthe cty and its inhabitants rom the :.-=-: -i T es Lo 6 2 0 . D'a gue oetw een r l'e Yodle and \ew Ages. i -; . . i : - o o e o 'Pra g-e c reareo dr ^ g 18)6 - l817 - a unr que Lh'ee

Permanentexhibiton presenttng documentswhich commemoratethe llfe1ourneyand work o the lamous Czech composer Antonin Dvok ( 841 - 1904).lt is ocated n a lovely baroque summerhousebu t by K. L Dienzenhofer ch is a so calledAmenca. wh Op e ning hours: daily except Mondays l0 o.m.- 5 p.m.

P r ah a

Pamtn|< JarosIava Jeka(|aroslav lYemorial) Jeei<

l , K ap r ova l0 e x h i b i ti on :

P e r man e n t

-- .:*

.- .

- '. 'e p 'es efLdLo n

o 't he cityr ade

ofpaoe'ar ^d w ood cover 'r g

The B|ue Room commemorating one o the most noteworthy Czech composers ofthe eary 20th century who used to ve there. His name and mus c are inseparab|y conneted with the Voskovec & Werich's L berated Theatre,

Openi ng h o u r s : ,: ..... \ o n d o y s9 a . m . 6 p . m ., .' :.. ..=::, . a manth9 o'm' 8 p'm'on odmission l K fee

il
Op e n i n g h ou r s: p ' m' T u e sd oy l p ' m.

Pra h a

:. -'ar'rka Memorialto W A. Yc:zart Y I and Mrs'D uek '. ]

5 , Mo zart o v a | 9 be rt ra m k a. c z

Um|eckoprmysIov muzeum
(l'4useum AppliedArts) of
P r ah a l , 1 7 . l i stop ad u e x h i b i ti on : 2 P e r man e n t

.a6 {*1

l*H*l tffil

ll r! :

h t tp : / / w w w ,

A vi|]a rom the atter ha|fo tne I7th century where W A. lYozart ayed during h s visitsto Prague n 1787a n d lT9l.Th ere h e fn s hed the opera Don Grovanni, O pen in g h ou rs: daily9'30 o'm' p.m' (Aptl to Octabe), daily9.30 a.m. 4 p.m. (Novemberto March)

lYaterials story - expositionof all the Yuseum co ectionsfrom the late Antiquitytill 2fth century Expositionof the textile goods and fashion, app ed graphicarts and photograph;i gassware, porcelainand ceramics, a]etals and variousmatera s. Ope ning hours: loi1yexceptMondays l0 a'm'- p,m, :irst Fridoyin the month free of chargefor seniorsdnd students

|.'1useum oAlonsMucha
P r ah a |, P an sk 7 h ttp : //w w w .mu ch a,cz P e r man e n t e x h i b i ti on :

]::'ch SmetanaMuseum
Pr ah a | , No v o tn h o | v k a |, h t t p://www.n m .cz :--:.ent
a:-:,-3::

exhibitronoffers an introductionto the |ife and works o 1=:':- Smetana( |824 884) - the wodd famousCzech composerand

Works oAbns

|Yucha (l860 - 939) - the most amous persona|ity among those who eab ished the art-nouveau tye'

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O p e n i ng ho urs :

doily la a.m. 6 p.m. (March ' December) daily 10 a.m. 4 p.m. (anuary February)

lYeta urgy. Acoustics and noise ecology.lYining (ore and coal m nes) technoIogy' EvoIution te]ecommunicationS o Op e ning hours: daily exceptMondays 9 a.m. 5 P.m.

F - ^ n zira

---.-ly exhibition) (Franz permanent Kalka

Praha | , n m . F ra nze Kafky 5 P e m anent Y e mo ra ex hibit io n: life and

F rznzp

( z {1,

(t''lills Sova) of
P r ah a h ttp : //w w w . Museum

YuseumKampa- SovovylYlyny
l , U Sovov ch M| n 5 0 3 m u se u m kam p a.cz Graphic Art (p cture gaLLery) - the works in autum 2OO3 after

ha c o m m em o ratngthe

'.,cr< o the most famous representative :'--'e Prague German literature. O p e n ing _ - : j : :'s , , ', ': : .s ho urs : '' F rlc ay s 1 0 o 'm ' - p'm, Oo . m . -5 pm .

o the Czech

of the Czech artists of the 2fth centur;r Open the etens]ve reconstrucLion' Op e n i n g h ou r s:

cai l a a' m. 6 p ' m'

r::cvn muzeum (Posta| Museum)

Praha |, Nov m | ny 2 h ttp i //www. c po s t . c z P e r ma nent -:-:-,: ex hibit io n; :. a< and European stamPs, stamPS of the Czech Repub ic and

Armdn Muzeum (ArmyMuseum)

P r ah a 3 , U P amtn ku 2 h ttp : //w w w .mi l i tar ymu se u m.cz P e r man e n t e x h i b i ti on : andthe resstance movement in l9 l4 !l h ou r s: :l
!

H story ofthe CzechoslovakArmy

94s

O p e ning ,

:, -=:

ho urs : 't'tonday9 a.m. 5 P.m.

Op e n i n g

ddtly except Mandays 1a a'm' - p'm'

-:l i - f /o muzeufn lNaprsrekMuscum)

Praha |, Bet l m s k nm. I h ttp :/ i www. ac o net . c zlnP m ex hibit io n:

ffiffi

Museum) LeteckMuzeum (Aviation

P r ag u e 9, Kbely Ai r p or t h ttp : //w w w .mi l i tar ymu se u m.cz P e r man e n t e x h i b i ti on :

of North and South America' Cu|tures o Austra ia and

Historcal and contemporary avtaton equlpment. Op e n i n g h ou r s:

Op en i n g h o u r s : Q : : . :::, I'londays a.m. 5.30 P.m . '-s. :'r)ay in a monthna chargefor admission : -

doily except Mondays |0 o,m' - p,m' (Moy to october)

lYuseum) lYuzeum policie (Police

' .: Museum) Technical ---..r

Praha 7 , Ko s t eIn 42 h r tp :/ / www. nt m . c z
!

. : . . . n t ec hnickmuseum

P r ah a

2 , K e K ar l ovu

h ttp : //w w w .mvcr .cz l p ol i ci e /mu z e u m.h tm e x h i b i ti on : Hlstory' formation, deve|opment and function othe po|ice forces n the Czech Republ c, criminoLogy and crrmlna| cases. exh]bit on o weapons' P e r man e n t Op e n i n g h ou r s:

P e r m a nent .-::r': '. .^.:

ex hibit io n: (r^oad, railway and shipping traff c) Astronomy Yeasurtng air; ntercamera (hrstory o Photographic and lLm technology)'

doily except Mondoys lA a.m. 5 P.m.

i-

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Prague Museum) Muzeum loutek (Puppet

Praha l, K arlova | 2 http://www. pu p pe tart. com Pe rmane nt e x hib ition: Czech traditional and modern PUpPet theatre; puppet cultures of the ofthe Czech famouscarvers world;puppetsofthe collections Ope ning hours: doily 12 o.m. 8 P.m.

Pr a h a l , P a | a c e S a va rin , N a P kop |0 h t t p : / / www. m u z e u m kom u n ism u .cz The permanent exposition "Dreams, Reality and Nightmare of Communism"remindsthe past politicalregimein Czechoslovakia Op e n i n g h o u r s : Do i l y 9 o . m . - 9 P . m .

Museumo Communism

obt pamtnk heydrichidy e E Nrodn a sv chrmu Cyri|a Metodje v pravos|avnm

P r a ha 2 , R es s lo v a 9

Terror (NationalMemorialto the Victimsof Post-Heydrich Orthodox Church of St.Cyril and Methodius) in the
Per m a n e n t e x h i b i ti on : who performed The scene othe ght ofthe Czechos|ovakparachutists imposedon them by the London exile government assignment a rnilrtary terron dl.ing the SecondWor|d War: Deprctiono post-Heydrich Opening hours: 'r: ; exceptMondoys l0 a.m.- 5 pm (May - Septembe), -April) Mondoys l0 o.m.- 4 pm (October i: i except

ofToys) Muzeum hraek(Museum

P r ah a |, th e P r ag u e Castl e ' m.cz J i sk h ttp : //w w w .b ar b i e mu se u

P e r man e n t e x h i b i ti on : The world's second largest toy expositron including exhibits from the times o ancient Greece up to the most popu|ar toys of the present time, collected from all over the world. Op e n i n g h ou r s;

daily 9.30 o.m. - 5.30 p.m.

dopravy hromadn Muzeum mstsk

(Ci Public TransportMuseum)
P r ah a . P ato kova p p ' cz 4 h ttp : //w w w .d

ffi

Brewery Museum tJ FIek

Pr a h a | , K e m e n c o va h t t p : / / www. u f l e k u . cz ||

Per m a n e n t e x h i b i tion : -^e eibhion presents in U F|ek Productionof beer and malt not only ts'ewery but also in a number of other small Prague breweries' Op e n i n g h o u r s : ond holidaysonlyfor Sundays ',i.?co/s to FridoysI O a.m.- 5 p m , Soturdoys, ..j)s over / 0 personsif ordered'

Pe rmane nt e x hibition: of vehicles- a uniqueco||ection the Praguecity A colleion ohistorica| transPort meansromthe year |886 up to the Presenttime. Ope ning hours: and holidoys9 o.m.- 5 p m (Apri!to Octobe), Soturdays, Sundoys duringwinter seasonfor groupsby oppaintmentonly (phone296 124 905)

Drawing Museumof the Children's

Pr a h a l , U R a d n i c e 3 --e exposrtion of the children's works is situated here - hrstorical the nds o the most ancient drawing, :e!eopment o the chi|dren.s of the l cren's drawings, influence environmenton the themes ofthe drawingaccordtng o the :. iren's drawing, deve|opment the chi|dren's :c -ne age of child. Opening hours: }c y exceptMondoys l p'm. p,m'

igurn Muzeum Voskovych

Praha l, Melantrichova 5 http ://www. wax mu se u m Prague . cz

&

$y'/axFiguresMuseum)

Pe mane nt e x hib ition: of Prominentpersonalities the Czech history;worldand Czech Personalities of the 2fth and 2lst century;rostrum of world dictators and of caricatures contemporaryCzech politicians communistleaders; Ope ning hours: doily9 o.m,- B p.m.

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Museumof the PragueBambino - Koste|PannyMarieVtzn

(Church o Our Lady ofVictory)
| , Ka rm eIit s k 9 Praha h ttp : / / w w w , k arm el. a t lPra g'ies u Permanent artrcles. Opening ho urs : ex hibit io n: - |nfant ']esus wax gure;devotiona|

Galleries
Gal|ery) Nrodn galerie (Nationa|
De ve lop e d from the first Prague art g alle ry op en in 1796 as the to the public which was e stablishe d se cond old e st in Europ e afte r the Louvre in Paris. http ://www. ngp rag u e . cz

C|othing o the Prague Bambino

daily l0 o.m. - 5 P.m.

Permanentexhibitions and exhibition halls of the National Gallery

l I

studio Trmalova - villa, vila

Praha l 0'V i|o v h ttP : / / w w w . o i Prmanent today Opening ho urs : p'm' bo s . c z

Pa|ace) ternbers pa|c (Sternberg

P r ah a |. Hr ad an sk n m. |5

ex hibit io n: Famous Prague vi||as built from the second haI of the |9th century untiI

7hursdoys ond Sundoys l0 o.m.

muzeum Stedoesk
R o z to k y u Pra hy uzeu m - ro zt o ex hibit io n: Braunerov - paintings' graphics, g|ass. Biedermeier Renaissance wedding hall The journey through prehistory archaeological exhibition. ky..z h ttp : / w w w. m Permanent drawing-room.

European Art from Antiquity to the end of Baroque - ancient art, icons, Italianmasters ofthe l4th l6th century (L. Monaco,A. Bronzino, roman schools A. Allori),Dutch paintings the |5th and |6th centuries, of El ofthe lTth and lSth centuries(, Ribera,G. B.Tiepolo, Greco, Goya), Flamish paintingsof the lTth century (P P Rubens,A. van Dyc( Dutch paintings 17 th century (RembrandtH. van Rijn, of J.lordaens), ofthe l5th - lSth centuries Frans Hals),German and Austrian pairitings (H. Ho|beinsenio[L' Cranachsenior1A' Drer).

Praha |' I isk nm. 33

K|ter Ji(St'George'sConvent) sV'

(the Prague cast|e )

&

Fta'|| of Zdenka

:o the Czech state Opening &i ho urs :

Bohemian art of Mannerism and Baroque.Art of Rudolphianperiod and sculpture (H. von Aachen,B. Spranger; de Vries);Baroquepainting A. (K. kreta, B. Braun,Petr Brandl,VV Reiner)' lY'

except Mondoys l0 o.m' - p'm.

K|ter Ane esk sv.

P r ah a |' U Mi |osr d n ch l7

(Conventof St.Agnes of Bohemia)

t | o v u P r a h y , M a s a r y k o vo n m ' | ht t p : //www. m u z e u m i i Io ve. c z

EE

u RegionalMuseum in J|ov Prahy

Per mane n t e x h i b i ti o n : and in Hisiory of gold miningand processing Bohemia.Tramping tounsm sorr of Prague' |n 2004 under reconruction. O p eni ng h o u r s : & except Mondays9 o'm' l2 o'm' ond l p.n' - 4 p.m'(anuory to Moy), fui exceptMondays 9 a'm' - 5 p,m,(une - August)' exceptMondoys9 o'm'. l 2 a'm.ond l p,m'- 4 p,m. (Septembe to D ecember) r 34

l4ediaevalart in Bohemia and Middle Europe l20O - 1550 (Master of A|tar of VyiBrod, |YasterTheodoric' Master of A|tar of Tebo); German and Austrian Ar! Mediaeval handicraft.

Castle) ZmekZbras|av (Zbraslav

Praha 5' Bartoova 2

&

Co|leion of Asian art, Chinese and]apaneseart from ancienttimes ti|| SoutheastemAsiaTibet and the Near East. the present days;art o |ndia,

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(KLnsk Pa|ace) Pa|cKinsl<ch

P r ah a | , s ta r o m s ts k n m . |2 The andscape n the Czech art. (l7th nformationcentre.

msta Prahy hlavnho Ga'lel^ie

Clry Gallery c1'Prague)
| 9 3 e stab I i sh e d as an i n d e P e n d e n t r y p r ag u e . cz i n sti tu ti on .

2fth century) Nationa Gal ery

h tt p : //w w w . c i tyg al l e

palC- Muzeum modernlho Veietrn (Tr.;rde Pa]aceY]useunr Fair. Urnn a SoUaSnho

of Yccler-n an| Contempey-;ryA:-t)
Pr aha 7, D u k e I s k c h h r d in 47 9th 2oth and 2 |st Century Art. Czech and foreigngraphicart in the Frenchco ectton' .ont nJ ty o the ast two centur]es;

fet...naneni o,tic C:i:' Ga1ier.y allcj 8al]erie5 exposrt|ons f,r-agUe

Cl.ateal) Trojsk zmek (-ir^c1aPraha 7, U T rojskho zmku I { vast complex of bu ld ngs and gardens built by l. B lYathey 1679

ts

: .

-, ".1a',la

Matky Bo Cer^n
lousei
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Praha

l , c eIet n

L685. T hecore of the comp e x is the maln thre e -wngb u d ng w th are : 3re atha||'T he muralsin the ha|| the work oA' God in and h s son saac. The grand garden staircasels decorated by sculPturesdepLctlng .rds and qoddesses work o Dresden scu ptors ]' ]' and fiphtnp the Tltans' r He rrmann. Pe rmane nt e x hib ition: ]uech art othe |9th Centuryits rcsponseto conternporafyEu opean to :'.t and ts approach Czech historyand ife ofthe caPta cty oPrague Op e ning hours: :]liy exceptMondoys 1a a'm' p'm (Apiii to octobe) + : :iurdays SundoysI a o.m. 5 p.m (Norenrlei '^ !/ a'ci )

Per m anen t e x h i b i ti o n : ts appliedart' architecture) sculpture, -: :..-- :' Czech cub sm (panting, bu c ,:.: r - : : e m o s t p r o m i n e n t u bist ic ildn g of P ra gu ebu t by t h e :.: :. c en t u ry' - G c ri n th e e a r y 2 O t h

hours: Op eni ng o p e n e d d ai}yexcept M on doys l0 a 'm ' 6 p,- ; : .]]:.] - s . j / ccn . ' .: .,:.es orgroupsos we//os ndividuolVls/ors be orderedby Palc ofternbersk - phone220 5 14 59B, : :.: iermonenLexposltlons : : ,' Ceorge s Convent phone257 320 BB9, ond the Conventof ' : .-: : i Bo h e m i o - p h o n e221 B7? 216,in Zbrosla v st le'ph on e Ca : : . .:8i ond in Veletln Dolac phone224 3a ] 0a3' '.

Villa) 3 ]|<o va (B lel<s vila

P r ah a , Mi cki e w i cz ova e x h i b i ti on : I P e r man e n t

Bie Frante k < 'V orksofthe scuI p tor :. :sts othe art nouve ausymb o:. la whichwas de sg ne db y the a'::- -

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O p eni ng h o u r s : doily exceptMondoys l0 o,m'- p'm' (Moy l to oober 14) Soturdoys Sundays I0 o.m.- 5 p.m.(Oaober I 5 to Moy I5) to Op e ning hours: doily exceptMondays 9 o.m.- 12 o.m.ond 12.30 p.m.- 5 p.m.

Prague

Ha||) Town radnice(o|d Staromstsk

Pr aha | , S ta r o m s ts k n m . I Occasional exhibitions. O p eni ng h o u r s wh e n th e exh ibit ion s a re h eld: da exceptMondoys l0 o'm' - p,m.(April u September), doily exceptMondoys I0 o.m.- 5 p.m,(Oaober to Morch)

can Interesting exhibitions also be seen in other ga||eries. and non-commercial commera|

Theatres
6
. Nrod n divad lo (Nationa! T he atre ) . Praha |, Nrodn2, phone 224 933 782 (opera,ballet,drama); http://www.nd.cz . S tavovsk divad I o - Praha |, ovocn trh |' phone 224 2 I5 00 I (opera,ballet drama); http://www.nd.cz . sttn op e ra - Praha l,Wilsonova 4, phone 224 277 )'.66(opera,ballet); http://www.sop.cz . Late rna Mag ika - Praha |, Nrodn4' phone214 93| 48) (multimediapeormances . music' dance,|m); late htto ://www. rna.cz

Pr aha l 'T n s k

Dm u Z|atho Prstenu

Per m anen t e x h i b i ti o n : Czech art of 2Oth century O p eni ng h o u r s : & exceptMondays l0 o.m.- p'm.,

Bel| Zvonu{Stone House)Iil Dm u Kamennho

fta}n |, Staromstsk nm. |3 Occasional exhibitions.

o p eni ng h o u r s wh e n th exh ibit ion s &i exceptMondoys l0 o.m'- 6 p,m.

a re h e|d:

Library) MStsk knihovna (Municipa|

P r aha | , M a r i n s k n m . l Occasional exhibitions. O p en i n g h o u r s wh e n th e exh ibit ion s except Mondoys I0 o.m' p'm. a re h eld:

DramaTheatres selection
. Divad|o Archa - Praha l, Na Po 2' cz theatres);http://wwwarchatheatre phone 22I 7|6 333 (afternative . Divad|o 3|, Bez zbrad| - Praha l,]ungmannova phone 274 946 436; http://www.bezzabradli.cz . Divad |o na V inohrad e ch - Praha2' nm.Mru7, phone 224 257 601;http://wwwdnv-pra!.cz . Divad lo ABc - Praha |, V od i kova 28' phone 224 215 943: http://wwwecn.czJabc . Divadlo 625, - Praha4, Kesomys|ova Na Fidlovace phone 24 | 404 M0; http://wwwdlovacka.cz . Divad !o U Hasi - Praha2, msk 45, phone )22 5 I8 7 |6; http://www.cbox.czJdivadlouhasicu . Divadlo Unge lt - Praha |, Mal tuparska |, phone 24 82B 082; http://wwwdivad|oungetLcz

Ga|lery)n Picture Strahovskobrazrna (Strahov

P r aha t , S tr a h o v s k n d vo l/|32 h t t p : //w w w. s t r a h o v s k y k l a st e r. c z P r manen t e x h i b i ti o n : One of the Central European most valuablemonastery collections conofgothic paintings(the Strahov Madonna by Master taining assemblages ofVy Brod Cycle, Strahov St. Barbara, Strahov A|tar by Master o Litomice A|tar), Rudolphine art (' Heintz, B' Spranger),baroque and P rococo paintings(..J.Hering, K krta' Brand|,VV.Reiner) and paintings o{the first halfofthe lfth century (L. Kohl, F.X. Prochazka). 38

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. Di v ad l o v C e | e tn - Pra h a I,Ce|et n |7, cz phone 222 326 843:http://vrurw.divadlovceletne . Di v ad l o I' K o m e d i e - P ra h a I,Ju n gm a n n ova phone )24 272 7 34; http://www.prakomdivcz . Di v ad l o R o k o k o - P r a ha |,V c|a vsk .38' n m phone 774 )17 | 13;http://wvwv.rokoko.cz . i n o h e r n k | u b - P r a h a |'Ve Sm ekch 26' phone 29 6 222 | 23t http://www.cinoherniub.cz kl . Di v ad Io N a z b r a d l - P ra h a |,An en sk m '5, n phone 222 868 868; http://www.nazabradli.cz . St u d i o Y p s i | o n - P r a h a |,SpIen |6' phole 224 947 l19; http://wvwv.ypsilonkacz . v and ov o d i v a d I o - P ra h a5, t ef n ikova 57, phone 257 3 l 8 366; http://www.wandovodivadlo'cz . Di v ad l o 34, - P ra h aS,Zen klova P o d P a l m o v k ou phone 28 3 0 | | |27; http://wwwdivadlopodpalmovkou.cz . Di v ad !o ti h o G r o s s m a n n a n - P ra h a |,V c|a vsk m .43' phone 224 778 8l4t http://www.djg.cz . i k o v s k d i v a d | o | r y Cim rm a n a 5, - P ra h a3, t t n h o phone 772 7 80 396; http://www.zizkovskedivadlo-ic.cz e rn divad I o Frantika K ratochv|a Black T he atre ) Kratochvt's (Frantie k 25, - Praha |' Nrodn p hone22| 085 20|; cz http://www.blacktheatreprague 24a, Divad I o Pone c - Praha3, Hushsk phone 222 721 53 |t http://www.divadloponec.cz

Prague

|2, Na Krtovsk ce st - Praha |, K ar|ova Divadlo phone 222 220 928: http;//www.puppetart.com

MusicTheatres
. Hude bn divad lo v Kar|n - percrmancesin Congress centre' phone 26 | 174 444;hrtpllwww.hdkcz . Kong re sov ce ntrum ce ntre ) (C ong re ss - Prah 4' 5. lortna65, phone 76| |7| | | |; http://www.kcp.cz . ope ra Mozart -Praha|, ate ck|, ohone 224 8 19 3721http://wwwmozartcz . Divadlo Kalich - Praha l, . J ung mannova 9, phone 296 245 3l l; httP://www.kalich.cz . GoJ A Music Hal] . Praha7, V stavit' phone 22O |03 2 |: http://www.goja'cz . Divad I o Broad way - Praha |, Na Pkop 3|' phone 225 | l3 3 | l; http//www.divadlo-broadwaycz . Kkova fontna (Kik's Fountain) . Praha 7,Vstavit, phone 220 |03 224; httP//Www.kizikovafontana.cz Show of water dance' music and co|ours in an open-air theatre or uniquein Europe (anuary - Februaryout of operation)' 6 000 spectators,

Blackand other theatres

. er n d i v a d I o I i h o Srn c e ( Ji Srn ec BIa c k Theatre) - Praha5' U Lkmy597,the peormancesare he|dal. so in Ce|etn |7 and Nrodn 20, phone 257 923 398; http//www. blacktheatresrnec.cz . Di v ad l o Ta F a n ta s ti k a Th ea t re) ( Ta F a n t a st ika - Praha l, Karlova 8, phone 22)221 366: http://www.tafantastika.cz . N r o d n d i v a d I o m a rion et N a t ion a | ( M a rion et t e Th eatre) - Praha |, ateck |, phone 774 8 |9 322; htto://www.mozart.cz . er n d i v a d ! o An i m a t o Bla c k Th ea t re) ( An im a t o - Praha |, Na Pkop |0, phone 22 244 358; http://animato.webparkc/index.htm . A l l C o ! o u r s Th e a tr e - P ra h a |, Ryt sk |' 3 phone 221 610 173;http://wwwblacldheatrecz . Atfred ve dvoe -Praha7,Frantika 36, Kka phone 233 376 997 ; http://www.alfredvedvore.cz . Di v ad to l m a g e ( tm a ge Th ea t re) - P ra h a |'P a il sk4, phone 222 329 |9 |; http://www.imagetheatre.cz

Theatres Children
. Divadlo S p e jb la a Hurvnka (sp e ib | and Hurv - Praha 6, Dejvicka38' nek Theatre) phone 224 3l 6 784:http//wy4$spejbl-hurvinekcz . Divad lo v D|ouh . Praha |' D|ouh39' cz phone 774 876 795; http://www.divadlovdlouhe . Divad lo 6, Minor . Praha |, V odi kova phone 222 23 | 35 l; http://www.minorcz . Loutkov d ivad I o I iskra (Pup p e t - Praha 8, Klapkova26, phone 284 68 I |03 T he atre )

. Um|e ck scna e |oute k (PuPpe t S ce ne ) - Praha |, ate ckal, phone 222 3)4 565, http://www.riseloutekcz

K ing d om

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Prague
. C hrm sv. Miku|e (S t. Nicholas nm. - Praha l, |Ya|ostransk . BaziI ika sv. I i (S t. Ge orge - Praha l, the Prague Castle . K oste l sv. fakuba (S t. fame s - Praha |. Ma|tuoarska . K oste t sv. Martina - Praha l, Martinska . Koste | sv. S atvtora . Praha |, Sa|vtorsk | . Koste l sv. V avince - Praha l, Hellichova18 (S t. Martin C athe dra|)

Concert halls
. Dm u m | c ( R u d o I f i n u m ) s - Dvo kova (Dv o k Hal|) - Praha l,A|ovonbe |7' phone 227 059 352; http://wvwv.czechphilharmonic.cz . o b ec n d m - S m e ta nova s ( Sm et a n a - Praha |, nm.Repub|iky 5, idum.cz of,one 222 002 | | |; http://wriwv.obecn . Dm U K a m e n n h o zvon u - Praha |, Staromstsk nm. |3, phone )24 877 576 . L i c h t en te j n s k P a la c e) p a | c ( Lich t en st ein s l B o h u s | a v a M a r ti n ( Boh u s|a v M a rt in Ha |! ) - Praha l, l,la|ostransk nm. |3, phone 257 534 206 . p an| s k s | P r a s k h o h ra du t he Pr a g u e C a s tl e ) - Praha l. the Castle. phone )74 313 368; http://vwwv.hrad.cz . C ho d o vs k v o d n tv r z (Wat er f o r tr e s s o f Ch odov) Praha 4, Ledvinova 9, phone 267 9 14 831 . 7r c ad |o v ( K|em en t in u m M irror s K l e m e n t in a H al l ) - Praha l, Klementinum190,phone 296329 999 (ficketpro) . Nat i o na l st a irc a se M u s e u m - h ist oric - Praha |,Vclavsk nm. 68, phone 224 497 | | |; http://www.nm.cz . Lobkovick p a l c ( L obkowic z P a Ia ce) - Praha |',]iska3, (the Prague Cast|e)' phone 257 535 l2l; http;//vwwv,nm.cz . Atrium na ikov - l'raha J, LatKovsKeno 1.1, phone 772 7)l 838; http://www.atnum.zde.cz . Pa|c oin . Praha l , S|ovans ostrov 226, phone 272 924 | |2 ( Spa n ish Ha l| o Ha l|)

basiI ica)

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church)

(S t. S a|vador

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(S t. Lawre nce

church)

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ofAss isi

. Koste I sv. Miku|e (S t. Nicholas nm' - Praha |, Staromstsk

church)

. K oste | sv. imona a J ud y (S t. S imone church) - Praha |, Dun . K oste | sv. I i!j (S t. Gil|e s church)

and J udah

- Praha |, Huso v a8

Gardenswith SUmmerconcert perfbrmances

. Zahrada (On NaV ale ch - Praha l,the PragueCastle the Ramparts Gard e n )

. Hartig ovsk Garde n) zahrada (Hartig pavilion - Praha l, the PragueC astle . Be rtramka to W. A. Mozart - Me morial Mr. and Mrs. Due k . Praha5, Mozartova|69

- music and

Churcheswith concert perfbrmances

. C hr m ( St . Vit u s, s v . V ta , c | a va a Voit c h a Ca t h edra l) a n d S t. Ada lbert S t . We n c e s l a s - Praha l, the Prague Castle

. Pa|cov zahrad y p od Praskm hrad e m be low the Prague C astle ) (Palace Gard e ns nm' 3 - Praha |,Valdtejnsk . V rtb ovsk zahrad a - Praha |, Karmelitsk|B (V rtbovsk Garde n)

. V a!d te jnsk zahrada - Praha |, Letensk

(Walle nste in

Gard e n)

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The chateauthat used to belong to to the successor the Habsburgthrone Ferdinand d'Este. Orglna Ly a gothlc castle built in the l4th century was rebuilt in the l9th centuryThere are unique collections of historicalweaand paintings tapestries furniture, pons, T he chate au is situate d 50 kilome te rs from Prague' Op e ning hours: 9 to T ue sdoys Fridoys o. m. t230 p. m. andI pm - 3 p m' * 9 Saturdoys Sundoys a.m l23a pm and t p'm 4 pm (ApriLOctober) om d oilye x :ce ptMondoys9 - 12. 30p m ond I pm - 5pn (Moy- A ug ust) + o, Fridoys9 m. t2. 30pm. and I pm - 4 p 'm, S aturd ay s T ue sd oys 9 Sundays a.m. I 2.30 pm ond I pm.- 5 pm (Septembe) daily except Mondays9 o n - l23A p m. ond t p'm 3 p m (Novembe)' Tuesdays Fridoysfor bookedgroupsonly

KutnHora
ln the lYlddle Ages Kutn Hora became the second most important pro town of the Krngdomof Bohemlaafter Prague lt was thank to its manyuniquegothlcmonuments namey speroussilvermlnesThere are between |3B8 - l 565) - one othe most the churcho St.Barbara(bui|t Yard)with the othe Czech Gothic'Vlasdvr(|tallan bu beautiful |dings roya|mint,where Prague groschenused to be co ned, Kamenndm (StoneHouse),churchof St James etc ln the nearbySedlc it is also posthe 'HalIo Bones''Kutn Hora is listedon the WorLd Cu|tu iib|eto v]sit re Heritage llst of UNESCO T he town is situate d 70 kilome te rs from Prague . Ope ning hours of the church of S t. Barb ara: doily exceptMondoys 9 a.m,- p'm' (May to SePtembe) daily except Mondays 9 a m. - l 2 o ml oncl2 p.m. 4 p,m.(Novemberto March) 9 dailyexcePtMondaYs o.m l2 am actobe) ond I P.m.to 4 P.m.(APril,

(lvoklt
_.. .afai castleKvoklt js mentio. .:: .b. the lrsttime around the 100.The preservedconstrucof .. ''las bu lt in the ha| the |3th ::. ''"y rtwas expandedand brtl{ied .- --e end ofthe I4th centurYlt was '=:- t in the gothic stYleat the end tc :' ,^e 5th century.Thanks a the -e-ovatlons and alteratlons' al :.ases o the gothic style can be -brnd there. ..?,' T h e ca s tl e i s s i tu a te d 50 kilom et ers from P ra gu e'

O p enin g h o u r s : + s Sat ur da y s S u n d o y9 a m - t 2 a m a n d I pm ' m 'M arch,N ovember,D ece ber) coily exceptMondoysIom - t2 am and I p'm MondoysI o m - I 2 o.m ond ! p m aaity exce,pt 9 daily exceptMondays am t2 am.and I pm

3 pm ' 3 pm (April'Octobe) 4 p n (Moy' Septembel; - 5 pn (une)

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Prague
by many amous persona|ities: van Beethoven.F. Chopin, I Liszt' L. A' ].W Goethe, F.Schi||er: DVok,etc, T he town is situate d http ://wvwv. ovyvary.cz karl
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| 30 kilome te rs

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LesKy Krumrov
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Terezn
A medievaltown situated in a beautiful countryside of the South town,which is called Bohemia,The has preserthe pearl o Bohemia, ved its medievalatmosphere.The historical center of the town was listed on the World Culture Heritagelistof UNESCO in 1992. There are two dominant eatures in rhe town - the castle and the gothic churc^ o St. V't.ls' The rena ssancecastle,a former seat of the poweuI Roumberk and Schwazenberg miIies,ls the second brggestcastle in Boher^ria, and houses after the Prague castle, umiture. rich co||ections antique of Italian tapestries and historical weapons. ll A former militarytown originally built by Emperor.Joseph as a part of mi|itaryforticaton system protectingthe kingdom at the end o the |8th centur;rDuringthe World War ll the Nazis changedit into a lewish ghetto and a concentration camp.

es k K r u m l o v i s s i tu a te d | 70 kiIom et ers rom P ra gu e. Op eni ng h o u r s o f th e c a s t le: 9 : - . : 'c ey M o n d o y s o . m . l 2 o.m .on dI p.m . 5 p.m.
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T e re zn is situate d 0 kiI ome te rs Op e ning hours: doityB a.m.- 4.30 p.m.(Ocrober Morch) dai 8 o'm.- 6 p'm' (April - Septembe) http:/iw.pamatni k-terezi n,cz

from Prague .

August) ,: , exceptMondoys9 o.m. 12 o.m.ond ! p.m, p'm.(July, '.,..enber Decemberfor groupsonly booked
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A n', 'r v | |

| aatam\ar J|f'||lv

(|r tahar \

Litomice
It used to be the royaltown situatedon the junctionof rivers Labe and ohe in the picturesque area of Czech |ow mountainrange.In |978 lt was declared as a urban conservationarea.The museums,galleres, and underground corridors and lookout towers, goth c, renaissance baroque bu |dings' churchesare oPen or pub|ic' T he town is situate d 5 km from Prague . http://w.vwv. merice,cz Iito

KarlovyVary
The we I known spa town in the /est Bohemia became famous :hanksto discoveryof hot mineral sprrngs in the Middle Ages. The -in p r al < n rn o < a r e r r s e d for medical purposes, mostly for dnnking treatment. There are |2 springsthe most famous of them to beingVd|o springing the height of 17 meters.The city was visited

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