History
In an historical context, the Powder Tower is one of Prague’s most important medieval monuments. This is the place where royal coronation processions would commence. It is also the beginning and end of an important route from Kutná Hora, where silver was mined for the royal coffers. The so-called Mountain Tower...
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The Troja Palace is definitely a place where nature and history are beautifully wedded. Near this gem, you can find the St. Clare Vineyard which used to be connected to the Troja Palace by a path and stairs. Today they are separated by a busy road, but still they form a no less harmonic whole.
This protected vineyard reminding us of the faded...
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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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This imposing building in Prague with a façade of more than 100 metres in length is located on the Wenceslas Square in the New Town. It was built in 1885-1890 according to plans by architect Josef Schulz in an area where the so-called Horse Gate used to stand.
The Museum as an institution was founded in 1818 by the Society of the Patriotic...
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In the densely built-up area of the Old Town, at the corner of Konviktská and Karoliny Světlé streets, there is probably the oldest Prague Romanesque rotunda – Rotunda of Finding of the Holy Cross – Church of the Holy Cross.
In the 17th century, the rotunda belonged to the Dominican order of St. Giles. The chapel was...
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The panorama of the Prague Castle is one of the most famous views of Prague. The Czech rulers moved their seat to the Prague Castle as early as the 9th century and at this time they built the second oldest Christian church in the country here. Many Czech sovereigns ruled from here and took part in the long development of the Prague Castle complex....
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The Church of St Nicholas in the Lesser Quarter in Prague is the highlight of Jesuit architecture from the Baroque period. It was built in the location of an older Gothic church and its construction took nearly 60 years. The church was designed by the best Baroque architects of Prague – Kryštof Dientzenhofer and later on his son...
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It was in use until 1967 when a new-built modern Central waste treatment plant (situated on Cisarsky island near the original location of the Old waste water treatment plant) was put into operation. The sewer system and technical parameters of the Old waste water treatment plant were projected by a British civil engineer, Mr. William Heerlein...
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