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St Wenceslas Chapel in St Vitus’ Cathedral is a must see. St. Wenceslas, the Good King Wenceslas of the children’s…
The street known as Golden Lane came into being in the late 1400s when the wall was constructed as fortification. The houses,…
The sculpture of Ignatz Platzer’s battling Titans dominates the entrance from Hradcanske namesti to the first courtyard. The changing of the…
Národní muzeum (National Museum) In the cultural history of the Czech country, the National Museum is one of the most…
The Hunger Wall (Hladová zeď in Czech) is a long white medieval city wall, stretching from the Strahov Monastery across Petřín and down…
On the terrace in front of the Palace, a mosaic outlines the oval ground plan of the baroque kaple sv. Matouše (Chapel…
Wohlmut Bonifac /Wohlmut Bonifaz/ (1510-1579) Wolmut Bonifac was born around 1510 in Überlingen in Baden, Germany. He was a stonemason. In…
In the Old Town, away from the heavy traffic, lies Betlémské námestí (Bethlehem Square). It is named after the chapel, whose importance…
Not much remains of the Romanesque architecture from the 11th century, although cellars in buildings in Old Town Square and…
The rocky outcrop above the river Vltava was inhabited already in prehistoric times, as is proven by numerous archaeological finds.…
