| Prague (Praha) | | Golden City | | City | | | | Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae | | | Country |
 Czech Republic | | Region | Capital City of Czech | | | River | Vltava | | | Elevation | 179-399 m (-1,130 ft) | | Coordinates | 50°05′N 14°25′E / 50.083, 14.417 | | | Area | 496 km² (191.51 sq mi) | | - metro | 6,977 km² (2,694 sq mi) | | | Population | 1,212,097 (2007-12-31) | | - metro | 1,941,803 | | Density | 2,444 /km² (6,330 /sq mi) | | | Founded | 9th century | | Mayor | Pavel Bém | | | Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | | - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | | Postal code | 1xx xx | | | UNESCO World Heritage Site | | Name | Historic Centre of Prague | | Year | 1992 (#16) | | Number | 616 | | Region | Europe and North America | | Criteria | ii, iv, vi | | | | | Website: www.cityofprague.cz | | Prague (IPA: /ˈprɑːg/, Czech: Praha (IPA: [ˈpraɦa]), see also other names), is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavní město Praha, meaning Prague - the Capital City. List of cities named Prague (Prague is Praha in Czech) Prague, Czech Republic Praha, Slovakia - a village outside LuÄenec in South-East Slovakia (tourist info) Places in the United States named Prague Prague, Nebraska Prague, Oklahoma New Prague, Minnesota Other meanings The Child of Prague Prague is a novel...
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The Czech Republic consists of 13 kraje (singular - kraj; usually translated as Regions with capital R) and one capital city (hlavnà mÄ›sto), marked by a *: South Moravian Region (Jihomoravský kraj) Central Bohemian Region (StÅ™edoÄeský kraj) Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj) VysoÄina Region (Kraj...
The Vltava (Moldau in German and many other Germanic languages, Moldva in Hungarian, unrelated to the Moldova river of Romania) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, draining into the north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague (Praha), merging with the Elbe...
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Pavel Bém (born July 18, 1963) is a Czech doctor and politician. ...
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Situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural, and economic centre of the Czech state for over 1100 years. The city proper is home to more than 1.2 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 1.9 million.[1] The Vltava (Moldau in German and many other Germanic languages, Moldva in Hungarian, unrelated to the Moldova river of Romania) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, draining into the north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague (Praha), merging with the Elbe...
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Prague is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe[2] and is among the most visited cities on the continent.[3] Though it suffered one large bombing raid during the Second World War, it largely escaped the utter destruction which befell so many European cities during that period and emerged largely intact. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. According to Guinness World Records, Prague Castle is the largest ancient castle in the world. Nicknames for Prague have included "the mother of cities" (Praga mater urbium, or "Praha matka měst" in Czech)", "city of a hundred spires" and "the golden city"[4]. Prague is a candidate city for the 2016 Olympics. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
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Entrance to the Prague Castle at night The Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad) is the castle in Prague where the Czech kings, Holy Roman Emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had their offices. ...
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The history of Prague spans over thousands of years, during which time the city grew from the Vyšehrad Castle to the multicultural capital of a modern European state, the Czech Republic. The history of Prague spans over thousands of years, during which time the city grew from the VyÅ¡ehrad Castle to the multicultural capital of a modern European state, the Czech Republic. ...
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Ancient Prague The area on which Prague was founded was settled in ancient times since the Paleolithic Age. Around 200 BCE the Celts had a settlement in the south, called Závist, but later they were replaced by Germanic tribes. The Slavs conquered the site from the 4th century CE onward, though for a period were subdued by the Eurasian Avars. According to a legend, Prague was founded by the Princess Libuše and her husband, Přemysl, founder of the dynasty with the same name. Whether this legend is true or not, Prague's first nucleus was founded in the latter part of the 9th century as a castle on a hill commanding the right bank of the Vltava: this is known as Vyšehrad ("high castle") to differentiate from another castle which was later erected on the opposite bank, the future Prague Castle. Soon the city became the seat of the dukes and kings of Bohemia. It was an important seat for trading where merchants coming from all Europe settled, including many Jews, as recalled in 965 by the Jewish merchant and traveller Ibrahim ibn Ya'qub. The city became a bishopric in 973. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 701 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View of the Vlatava River and Castle in Winter I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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The Vltava (Moldau in German and many other Germanic languages, Moldva in Hungarian, unrelated to the Moldova river of Romania) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, draining into the north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague (Praha), merging with the Elbe...
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Diachronic distribution of Celtic peoples: core Hallstatt territory, by the 6th century BC maximal Celtic expansion, by the 3rd century BC the six Celtic nations which retained significant numbers of Celtic speakers into the Early Modern period areas where Celtic languages remain widely spoken today Celts (pronounced or , see pronunciation...
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Přemysl and Libuše, sculpture by Josef Václav Myslbek (1881), today in Vyšehrad Libuše (Czech; in German Libussa or Libuscha) is a mythical ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as whole. ...
The Czechs name PÅ™emysl, the Ploughman (Premysl or Przemysl; in Czech PÅ™emysl OráÄ) as the mythical ancestor of PÅ™emyslid dynasty, containing the line of princes (dukes) and kings which ruled in the Czech lands from 873 or earlier until the murder of Wenceslaus III in 1306. ...
The Vltava (Moldau in German and many other Germanic languages, Moldva in Hungarian, unrelated to the Moldova river of Romania) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, draining into the north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague (Praha), merging with the Elbe...
Entrance to the Prague Castle at night The Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad) is the castle in Prague where the Czech kings, Holy Roman Emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had their offices. ...
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King Vladislav II had a first bridge on the Vltava built in 1170, the Judith Bridge, which crumbled down in 1342. The Charles Bridge was later built on its foundations. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1570 KB) Sumario Puente de Carlos una mañana temprano, antes de llenarse de turistas. ...
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The Vltava (Moldau in German and many other Germanic languages, Moldva in Hungarian, unrelated to the Moldova river of Romania) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, draining into the north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague (Praha), merging with the Elbe...
Charles Bridge and Prague Old Town Charles Bridge as viewed from PetÅ™Ãnská rozhledna - lookout tower Charles Bridge (Czech: ) is a famous historical bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. ...
In 1257, under King Otakar II, Malá Strana ("Lesser Quarter") was founded in Prague in the future Hradčany area: it was the district of the German people. These had the right to administrate the law autonomously, pursuant to Magdeburg Rights. The new district was on the opposite bank of the Staré Město ("Old Town"), which had a borough status and was defended by a line of walls and fortifications. Malá Strana in Prague Malá Strana listen? (in English literally Little Side, though more frequently described as Lesser Quarter or Lesser Side) is originally a popular and nowadays also official name for former MenÅ¡Ã mÄ›sto pražské (The Lesser Town of Prague), one of Pragues historical and oldest...
HradÄany from the PetÅ™Ãn Tower HradÄany ( listen[?]), the Castle District, is the Prague district surrounding the Prague Castle. ...
The Magdeburg Rights (or Magdeburg law) were a set of city laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted with it by a local ruler. ...
The era of Charles IV The city flourished during the 14th century reign of Charles IV of the new Luxembourg dynasty. He ordered the building of the New Town (Nové Město) adjacent to the Old Town. The Charles Bridge was erected to connect the new district to Malá Strana. Monuments by Charles include the Saint Vitus Cathedral, the oldest gothic cathedral in central Europe, which is actually inside the Castle, and the Charles University. The latter is the oldest university in central Europe. Prague was then the third-largest city in Europe. Under Charles Prague was, from 1355, the actual capital of the Holy Roman Empire, and its rank was elevated to that of archbishopric (1344). It had a mint, and German and Italian merchants, as well as bankers, were present in the city. The social order, however, became more turbulent due to the rising power of the craftsmen's guild (themselves often torn by internal fights), and the presence of increasing number of poor people. Entrance to the Prague Castle at night The Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad) is the castle in Prague where the Czech kings, Holy Roman Emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had their offices. ...
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The House of Luxembourg was a medieval Holy Roman Empire noble family. ...
The New Town (Czech: Nové město) is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. ...
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The Charles University of Prague (also simply University of Prague; Czech: Univerzita Karlova; Latin: Universitas Carolina) is the oldest and most prestigious Czech university and among the oldest universities in Europe, being founded in 1340s (for the exact year, see below). ...
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Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ...
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Under King Wenceslas IV (1378-1419) Jan Hus, a theologian and lector at the University, held his preachers and sermons in Prague. Since 1402 he summoned his followers in the Bethlehem Chapel, speaking in Czech language in order to enlarge as much as possible the diffusion of his ideas about the renovation of the church. Having become too dangerous for the political and religious establishment, Hus was burned in Konstanz in 1415. Four years later Prague experienced its first defenestration, when the people rebelled under the command of the Prague priest Jan Želivský and threw the city's counsellors from the New Town Hall. Hus' death had spurred the so-called Hussite Wars. In 1420 peasant rebels, led by the famous general Jan Žižka, along with Hussite troops from Prague, defeated the Bohemian King Sigismund, in the Battle of Vítkov Hill. Wenceslaus (German: Wenzel; sometimes known as the Drunkard, Czech: Václav IV) of the house of Luxembourg (born February 26, 1361, died August 16, 1419) succeeded his father Charles IV as Holy Roman Emperor (ruled 1378 - 1400) and as king of Bohemia (ruled 1378 - 1419). ...
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Konstanz in 1925 seen from the lake Schnetztor, a section of the former city wall Another gate from city wall Shops in Konstanz The Konzilgebäude in Konstanz Konstanz (in English formerly known as Constance) is a university town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake...
Jan Želivský (1380 - 9 March 1422) was a Czech priest and a radical representative of the Hussite reformation. ...
Crusades First – Peoples – German – 1101 – Second – Third – Fourth – Albigensian – Childrens – Fifth – Sixth – Seventh – Shepherds – Eighth – Ninth – Aragonese – Alexandrian – Nicopolis – Northern – Hussite – Varna – Otranto Hussite Wars Nekmer - SudomÄ•Å™ – VÃtkov – VyÅ¡ehrad – Nebovidy - NÄ›mecký Brod – HoÅ™ice – Ústà nad Labem – Tachov – Lipany – Grotniki The Hussite Wars, also called...
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Combatants Holy Roman Empire Hussites Commanders Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor Jan Zizka Strength 50,000-100,000 (100,000-200,000) 12,000 Casualties 300 knights Unknown The Battle of VÃtkov Hill was a part of the Hussite Wars. ...
In the following two centuries Prague strengthened its role as a merchant city. Many noteworthy Gothic buildings were erected, including the Vladislav Hall of the Prague Castle.
The Habsburg era In 1526 the Kingdom of Bohemia was handed over to the House of Habsburg: the fervent Catholicism of its members was to have grievous consequences in Bohemia, and then in Prague, where Protestant ideas were having instead increasing success[citation needed]. These problems were not preeminent under Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, elected King of Bohemia in 1576, who chose Prague as his home. He lived in the Prague Castle where he held his bizarre courts of astrologers, magicians, and other strange figures. Rudolf was an art lover too and Prague became the capital of European culture. This was a prosperous period for the city: famous people living there in that age include the astronomers Tycho Brahe and Johann Kepler, the painter Arcimboldo and others. Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ...
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Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II Rudolf II Habsburg was an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, king of Bohemia, and king of Hungary. ...
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Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630), a key figure in the scientific revolution, was a German astronomer, mathematician and astrologer. ...
Vertemnus, a portrait of Rudolf II Winter, 1573 Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527 in Milan, Italy - 1593) was a distinctive and eccentric painter who is best known for creating portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruit or vegetables or flowers, or fish, or inanimate objects such as books -- that is...
In 1618 the famous Defenestration of Prague provoked the Thirty Years' War. Ferdinand II of Habsburg was deposed, and his place as King of Bohemia taken by Frederick V, Elector Palatine. But the Czech army was crushed in the Battle of White Mountain (1620), not far from the city, and thenceforth Prague and Bohemia lived a harsh period in which religious tolerance was abolished and Catholic Counter-Reformation became dominant in every aspect of life. In 1621 there was an execution of 27 Czech lords (involved in the Battle of White Mountain) in the Old Town Square. The city suffered also under Saxon (1631) and Swedish (1648) occupation. Moreover, after the Peace of Westphalia of the latter year, Ferdinand moved the court to Vienna, and Prague began a steady decline which reduced the population from the 60,000 it had had in the years before the war to 20,000. A contemporary woodcut of the defenestration in 1618. ...
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The Battle of White Mountain, November 8, 1620 (BÃlá hora is the name of White Mountain in Czech) was an early battle in the Thirty Years War in which an army of 20,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian of Anhalt were routed by 25,000 men of the...
In 1689 a great fire devastated Prague, but this spurred a renovation and a rebuilding of the city. The economic rise continued through the following century, and the city in 1771 had 80,000 inhabitants. Many of these were rich merchants who, together with noblemen of German, Spanish and even Italian origin, enriched the city with a host of palaces, churches and gardens, creating a Baroque style renowned throughout the world. In 1784, under Joseph II, the four municipalities of Malá Strana, Nové Město, Staré Město and Hradcany were merged into a single entity. The Jewish district, called Josefov, was included only in 1850. The Industrial Revolution had a strong effect in Prague, as factories could take advantage of the coal mines and ironworks of the nearby region. A first suburb, Karlín, was created in 1817, and twenty years later population exceeded 100,000. The first railway connection was built in 1842. Joseph II may refer to either: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The revolutions that shocked all Europe around 1848 touched Prague too, but they were fiercely suppressed. In the following years the Czech nationalist movement (opposed to another nationalist party, the German one) began its rise, until it gained the majority in the Town Council in 1861. The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a revolutionary wave which erupted in Sicily and then, further triggered by the revolutions of 1848 in France, soon spread to the rest of Europe and as far afield as...
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 The Jerusalem Synagogue, built in 1905 to 1906 by Wilhelm Stiassny, of Bratislava, is the largest Jewish place of worship in Prague At the beginning of the 20th century Czech lands were the most productive part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and some Czech politics began with attempts to separate it from Habsburg empire. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1920x2560, 1229 KB) Description: Prague - Jerusalemer Synagoge Source: self Date: August 2004 Author: Maros M r a z (sk:user:Maros) Permission: GNU Free Documentation License File links The following pages link to this file: Prague Metadata This file contains additional...
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1st Republic - article about First Republic of Czechoslovakia
World War I ended with the defeat of the Austrian Empire and the creation of Czechoslovakia. Prague was chosen as its capital and Prague Castle as the seat of president (Tomáš Masaryk). At this time Prague was a true European capital with a very developed industry. In 1930 the population had risen to a startling 850,000. Czechoslovakia in 1928 The independence of Czechoslovakia was proclaimed on October 28, 1918, by the Czechoslovak National Council in Prague. ...
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, portrait by Josef Jindřich Šechtl, 1918 Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (IPA: ), sometimes called Thomas Masaryk in English, (March 7, 1850 - September 14, 1937) was an advocate of Czechoslovak independence during WW I and became the first President of Czechoslovakia. ...
Second World War - article about the Occupation of Czechoslovakia
Hitler ordered Germany's army to enter Prague on 15 March 1939 and from Prague Castle proclaimed Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate. For most of its history Prague had been a multiethnic city with important Czech, German, and (mostly Czech- and/ or German-speaking) Jewish populations. The Czech Jews did not speak Yiddish. From 1939, when the country was occupied by Nazi Germany, and during World War II, most Jews either fled the city or were killed in the Holocaust. The German population, which had formed the majority of the city's inhabitants until the 19th century, was expelled in the aftermath of the war. In 1942 Prague was witness to the assassination of one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany - Reinhard Heydrich (during Operation Anthropoid). Hitler ordered bloody reprisals. At the end of the war Prague suffered a bombing raid by the U.S. Air Force by mistake (the target was Dresden, 83 miles away). Hundreds of people were killed and some important buildings and factories were destroyed. Prague had revolted against the Nazi occupants as early as 5 May 1945 (see Prague uprising). Four days later the Soviet army entered the city. After this fierce acts of revenge against the German minority of the city were perpetrated and many German civilians were killed by Czech militias until the government slowly put an end to these acts of revenge. The surviving Germans were deported from Prague to West Germany [1]. == On the same day, Hitler met with Chamberlain at Berchtesgaden and demanded the swift return of the Sudetenland to the Third Reich under threat of war. ...
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Capital Prague Language(s) Czech, German Political structure Protectorate Reichsprotektor - 1939-1941 Konstantin von Neurath - 1941-1942 Reinhard Heydrich (acting) - 1942-1943 Kurt Daluege (acting) - 1943-1945 Wilhelm Frick Staatspräsident - 1939-1945 Emil Hácha Historical era World War II - Occupation March 15, 1939 - Fall of Prague May 13...
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Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was an SS-Obergruppenführer, chief of the Reich Security Main Office (including the Gestapo, SD and Kripo Nazi police agencies) and Reichsprotektor (Reich Protector) of Bohemia and Moravia. ...
Reinhard Heydrich, the target of Operation Anthropoid. ...
Bombing of Prague was a controversial event during the end of World War II (On February 14, 1945) when American Air Force carried out an air raid over Prague. ...
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Prague was a city in the territory of military and political control of Soviet Union (see Iron Curtain). It, however, suffered under the totalitarian regime, in spite of the rather careful program of rebuilding and caring of the damaged monuments after World War II. The 4th Czechoslovakian Writers' Congress held in the city in 1967 took a strong position against the regime. This spurred the new secretary of the Communist Party, Alexander Dubček to proclaim a new deal in his city's and country's life, starting the short-lived season of the "socialism with a human face". It was the Prague Spring, which aimed at the renovation of institutions in a democratic way. The Soviet Union and its allies reacted with the invasion of Czechoslovakia and the capital in August 1968 by 7,000 tanks, suppressing any attempt at renovation. Warsaw Pact countries to the east of the Iron Curtain are shaded red; NATO members to the west of it — blue. ...
People in a café watch Soviet tanks roll past The Prague Spring (Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar, Russian: пражÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð²ÐµÑна) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia starting January 5, 1968 when Alexander DubÄek came to power, and running until August 20 of that year when the...
 Packed with tourists on a busy summer day in Malá Strana (The Lesser Quarter), Prague Malá Strana in Prague Malá Strana listen? (in English literally Little Side, though more frequently described as Lesser Quarter or Lesser Side) is originally a popular and nowadays also official name for former MenÅ¡Ã mÄ›sto pražské (The Lesser Town of Prague), one of Pragues historical and oldest...
Era after the Velvet Revolution In 1989, after riot police beat back a peaceful student demonstration, the Velvet Revolution crowded the streets of Prague and the Czech capital benefited greatly of the new mood. In 1993, after the split of Czechoslovakia, Prague became the capital city of the new Czech Republic. In the late 90's Prague became again an important cultural centre of Europe and was notably influenced by globalization). In 2000 anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 15,000 protesters) turned violent during the IMF and World Bank summits. In 2002 Prague suffered from widespread flooding. Non-violent protesters face armed policemen The Velvet Revolution (Czech: , Slovak: ) (November 16 – December 29, 1989) refers to a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the Communist government there;[1] it is seen as one of the most important of the Revolutions of 1989. ...
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Sights Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Prague has become one of Europe's (and the world's) most popular tourist destinations. It is the sixth most-visited European city after London, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Berlin.[3] Prague suffered considerably less damage during World War II than some other major cities in the region, allowing most of its historic architecture to stay true to form. It contains one of the world's most pristine and varied collections of architecture, from Art Nouveau to Baroque, Renaissance, Cubist, Gothic, Neo-Classical and ultra-modern. Some of the most known sights are: Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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The astronomical clock in the Old-Town Square of Prague The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj (Czech: Pražský orloj, pron. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1506x1600, 560 KB) Summary Description: Ginger and Fred (Architekt: Frank Gehry) Source: eigene Fotografie, 2005 Photographer: Hans Peter Schaefer, http://www. ...
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Building photo The Dancing House or Fred and Ginger is the nickname given to an office building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic. ...
Warsaw Pact countries to the east of the Iron Curtain are shaded red; NATO members to the west of it — blue. ...
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Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ...
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Georges Braque, Woman with a guitar, 1913 Cubism was a 20th century art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music and literature. ...
The western facade of Reims Cathedral, France. ...
Late Baroque classicizing: G. P. Pannini assembles the canon of Roman ruins and Roman sculpture into one vast imaginary gallery (1756) Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that...
Old Town (Czech: Staré město) is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. ...
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The astronomical clock in the Old-Town Square of Prague The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj (Czech: Pražský orloj, pron. ...
Charles Bridge and Prague Old Town Charles Bridge as viewed from PetÅ™Ãnská rozhledna - lookout tower Charles Bridge (Czech: ) is a famous historical bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. ...
The New Town (Czech: Nové město) is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. ...
Wenceslas Square (Czech: ) is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. ...
Malá Strana in Prague Malá Strana listen? (in English literally Little Side, though more frequently described as Lesser Quarter or Lesser Side) is originally a popular and nowadays also official name for former Menšà město pražské (The Lesser Town of Prague), one of Pragues historical and oldest...
Entrance to the Prague Castle at night The Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad) is the castle in Prague where the Czech kings, Holy Roman Emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had their offices. ...
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Josefov (Josephstadt in German) is an area of central Prague, today Czech Republic, formerly the Jewish quarter of the town. ...
Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague See also Old Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati. ...
The Alt-neu Shul, east facade. ...
Jan Žižka (or John Zizka of Trocnov or Johann Ziska Czech: Jan Žižka z Trocnova) (c. ...
lkon the wall and in a report of the time this led to a clash between hundreds of students and security police on the nearby Charles Bridge. ...
HavlÃÄkovy Sady Park Vinohrady (in English literally vineyards) is a cadastral district in Prague. ...
Reinhard Heydrich, the target of Operation Anthropoid. ...
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius is a famous (18th century) church in the center of Prague, where the Czech assassins of top-Nazi, Reinhard Heydrich, hid after the Operation Anthropoid and where they, after a fierce gun battle, committed suicide to avoid capture. ...
National Museum National museum is a Czech scientific institution intended to systematically establish, prepare and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections. ...
Vyšehrad is a castle located in the Czech Republic, built in the 10th century, on a hill over the Vltava River. ...
The PetÅ™Ãnská rozhledna (PetÅ™Ãn lookout tower) is a 60 metre high steel framework tower in Prague, which strongly resembles the Eiffel Tower. ...
The Eiffel Tower (French: , ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. ...
AndÄ›l crossing and Zlatý AndÄ›l building in the southwest corner AndÄ›l is a busy crossing and its immediate neigbourhood in Prague 5s central quarter of SmÃchov. ...
Žižkov TV tower dominates the skyline. ...
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The Prague Metronome from below The Prague Metronome from behind The Metronome is a giant, functional metronome located overlooking the Vltava River and the city center of Prague. ...
Building photo The Dancing House or Fred and Ginger is the nickname given to an office building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic. ...
Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ...
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Culture Prague is traditionally one of the cultural centres of Europe, hosting many cultural events. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 799 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2055 × 1543 pixel, file size: 2. ...
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Wenceslas Square (Czech: ) is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. ...
National Museum National museum is a Czech scientific institution intended to systematically establish, prepare and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections. ...
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There are hundreds of concert halls, galleries, cinemas and music clubs in the city. Prague hosts Music Festivals including the Prague Spring International Music Festival, the Prague Autumn International Music Festival and the Prague International Organ Festival. Film Festivals include the Febiofest, the One World and Echoes of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Prague also hosts the Prague Writers Festival, the Prague Fringe Festival, the World Roma Festival as well as hundreds of Vernissages and Fashion Shows. The National Theatre in Prague is known as the Alma Mater of Czech Opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art. ...
The Theatre of the Estates (Stavovské divadlo) is one of the most beautiful historic theatres in Europe. ...
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Don Giovanni (K.527; complete title: Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, literally The Rake Punishd, or Don Giovanni) is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. ...
The Rudolfinum is one of the most important neo-renaissance buildings in Prague. ...
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at Rudolfinum Hall in Prague The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Česká filharmonie in Czech language) is based in Prague and is probably the most famous and most internationally respected Czech orchestra. ...
The State Opera (Czech: Státní opera) is one of two major opera houses Prague, the other being the National Theatre (Národní divadlo). ...
National Museum National museum is a Czech scientific institution intended to systematically establish, prepare and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections. ...
Gandhara stone palette with king and attendants in Indo-Parthian dress. ...
The Clementinum (Klementinum in Czech) is the national library of the Czech Republic situated in Prague. ...
National Gallery in Prague is the Czech National Gallery in Prague. ...
A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ...
The Prague Spring International Music Festival is a permanent showcase for outstanding performing artists, symphony orchestras and chamber music ensembles of the world. ...
Prague Autumn International Music Festival is the second largest classical music festval in Prague held annually in Septemeber. ...
Prague International Organ Festival is a festival for organ lovers, held annually in Prague, presenting a series of concerts by well-known organ virtuosos from all over the world - such as Kristiaan Seynhaave (2005). ...
A film festival is a mostly annual festival showcasing films, usually of a recent date, sometimes with a focus on a specific genre (e. ...
Febiofest is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the second most prestigious festival in the country (after Karlovy Vary). ...
One World is a human rights documentary film festival held annually in Prague (Czech Republic). ...
Karlovy Vary - venue The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic. ...
Prague Writers Festival Prague writers´ festival is one of the most important cultural events in Prague and one of the most important literary events in Europe. ...
Prague Fringe Festival is an annual event held every May in Prague, Czech Republic. ...
The World Roma Festival or Khamoro is an international Roma festival held annually in the city of Prague, Czech Republic. ...
A vernissage (varnishing, from French), also known as a preview or private view, is the ceremonial start of an art exhibition. ...
Model walking the Michael Kors catwalk during Fall Fashion Week, New York City University of Texas Evolution fashion show, 2007 Fashion model on catwalk A fashion show is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase his or her upcoming line of clothing. ...
Many films have been made at the Barrandov Studios. Hollywood movies set in Prague include Mission Impossible, Blade II and xXx. Among others, Czech films Empties and The Fifth Horseman is Fear were shot in Prague. Barrandov Studios are a famous set of film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. ...
Mission: Impossible is the name of an American television series which aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to September 1973. ...
Blade II is a 2002 vampire action movie starring Wesley Snipes and Kris Kristofferson. ...
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The Fifth Horseman is Fear is 1964 Czech New Wave film about the Holocaust that was directed by Zbynek Brynych. ...
Prague restaurant Allegro received the 1st Michelin star in the whole Eastern Europe (post-communist Europe). New York City 2006 First Michelin Red Guide for North America The Michelin Guide (Le Guide Michelin) is a series of annual guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries. ...
Economy The GDP per capita of Prague is more than double that of the Czech Republic as a whole, with a per-capita GDP (PPP) of 33,784 (purchasing power standard) in 200 |
