The Gothic cathedral situated on the second courtyard of the Prague Castle is the largest church in Prague. It was founded by Charles, then the Moravian margrave, together with his father John of Luxemburg in 1344 to celebrate the promotion of the Prague bishopric to an archbishopric. In 1346 Charles became the Czech king Charles IV.
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Today’s Faust’s House in the corner of Charles Square has been connected with many mysterious legends since time immemorial, and therefore attracting all mystery lovers.
The legend of Dr. Faust, a solitary man looking for fulfilment of human life in a magic way, has been known in several versions, all of which say that the doctor in...
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Baroque in Bohemia - Permanent Exhibition of the Collection of Old Masters of the National Gallery in Prague
On the three floors of the reconstructed building of the palace, the new permanent exhibition presents about 160 sculptural exhibits and 280 pieces of late Renaissance and Baroque painting, created in the territory of the lands of the Crown...
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The National Theatre in Prague is a symbol of Czech national revival. In 1852 a building site on the corner of the Vltava embankment and Národní Street (formerly Ferdinandova) was acquired from the proceeds of a collection. In 1862 the back area of this plot was used for the construction of the so-called Prozatimní divadlo...
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The Golden Lane runs along the northern Prague Castle fortifications. It is a row of tiny houses built into the arches of the fortification wall after 1597 and over the years adapted. According to legends alchemists working at the court of Rudolf II had their laboratories here, but historic research shows that the houses were originally occupied by...
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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 Riding School is located in the garden of the early Baroque palace concructed for Albrecht of Waldstein by Italian architects Andrea Spezza and Nicolo Sebregondi. During 2000, the Riding hall underwent extensive reconstruction and now is reopened.
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The Carolinum is the seat of the Prague University which was founded on April 7th 1348 by Charles IV and therefore bears his name.
The core of the Carolinum is formed by the Gothic Rotlev house from the 3rd quarter of the 14th century, which king Wenceslas IV acquired and donated to Charles’ college. The building has great historical...
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