Kampa is a romantic island separated from the Lesser Quarter of Prague by a branch of the Vltava river called the Čertovka. The water from this canal was originally used by water mills, some of which have been partially preserved. The wooden wheels of a former mill called Huť and the late Renaissance Velkopřevorský (sometimes called...
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The Baroque building of the Klaus Synagogue in Prague was built in the 17th century in the place where the Rabbi Löw taught at the turn of the 16th and 17th century. Today the synagogue houses a permanent exhibition on Jewish traditions and customs, which remain a mirror of the Jewish past.
The entrance into the exhibition is lined with...
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The fountain which J. Kranner built with help from mason Karel Svoboda has the shape of a polygonal tank with pillars supporting the figures of sixteen Czech regions. The 17th allegorical figure of Prague stands in front of them, facing the river. Higher up, there are allegorical statues representing the activities making the country flourish...
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On the south side of Petřín, where the Kinský Garden is situated today, there used to be a vineyard of the Plasy Monastery from the 12th century, with a yard and a small church destroyed by the Hussites in 1429. The place remained desolate and was named Vrabcovna. There were only vegetable gardens in the lower part of the estate....
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11 Sep 2010
, 7:00PM
- PRAHA
Kudykam, a 1,600 verse-long song text with music by Petr Hapka staged at the Prague State Opera is a theatrical play in verse, part sung, part spoken: a “one-poem play,“ one might label it with a touch of an overstatement.
The story deals with the inner journey of the hero (Martin), who is seen at the beginning in his small room at...
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16 Sep 2010
, 8:00PM
- PRAHA
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