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Jan12
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The Villa Bertramka is the most significant Prague set contiguous with the constitute of one of the superior world composers - Wolfgang Amadeus Composer. Mozart called his stays at Bertramka the most fair moments of his momentaneous and important time. All open memorabilia of WA Music and the Duseks, namely individualised keepsakes, musical instruments, manuscripts, letters, phase pictures, engravings, prints and another documents testifying to Music’s confined relationship to Prague and to great personalities of the then moneyed European civilisation, change been gathered in this exposition.
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Jan06
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The Spanish Synagogue in Prague is oft described as the most splendorous temple in Continent. The Land Synagogue was built in 1868 on the place of the oldest Praha Jewish shelter of supplication (“the Old Shul”). The Nation Synagogue got its establish because the indoor decor was inspired by that of the Palace, a edifice in Granada, Span that was built by the Moors. The Country Tabernacle is domicile to a abiding expo devoted to the chronicle of Slavonic Jews from the 18th to the 20th century.
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Jan02
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The Place Saviour Cathedral ( Sint-Salvatorskathedraal ) was not originally collective to be a cathedral - it obtained that position only in the 19th century. When Sint-Salvator was founded in the 10th century, it was upright a unwashed parish church. The Cathedral currently houses more complex of art that were originally stored in its desolated predecessor, the Sint-Donatius Cathedral. It is the largest evangelical church in Prague!
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Dec22
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Golden Lane is yet another stimulating melody of the Prague Hall tangled. The street overflowing of tiny houses shapely in Feigning name at the end of the 16th century.
Golden Lane was created when a new satellite palisade was further to the existing Romanesque chessman complex. The houses in the Happy Lane were nationalized after the war and afterward rehabilitated and painted, between 1952 and 1955.
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Dec17
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This stunning building, constructed between 1992-1996, is somewhat of a tenuity in Prague; a modern, glass edifice surrounded by historic structure. Located on Resslova Street, it is a unstressed interval from the underground displace Karlovo names-ti. The building is also titled Ginger and Fred, referring to Ginger Rogers and Fred Astair - the unreal dance duo. The house is used as an office construction. Still, you can tour the Carver edifice on the roof with a magnificent see of the Vltava River and Prag Hall image.
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Dec10
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St. Jilji Religion is set on a supernatural, tapering street in the courageousness of Prague, warm to the famous Old Municipality Tract. St. Jilji was founded in the 13th century by Bishop Jan IV, then remodelled by Friar monks between 1340-1370. Redress from the outset the church was a parish service and from 1625, with the exception of the pol era, was a monastery church of the neighbouring Country convent. Today the church is monolithic, with intricately crafted sopranino ceilings and rhetorical decorations.
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Nov26
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This trendy boutique hotel is superbly located in the most architecture and historical area in the historic centre of Prague - Mala Strana quarter. Full of romance, style and luxury, the Aria Hotel is an ideal place for both business and leisure travellers. The hotel is just minutes walk away from some of Prague’s most important tourist points of interests, such as Prague Castle, the Charles Bridge, the Old Town Square and more.
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Nov25
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St. Vitus’s Cathedral is the largest and the most important church in Prague! St. Vitus Cathedral also oversaw the coronations of Czech kings and queens. The first stone was laid in the year 1344 in the reign of Charles IV (favourite Czech King and famous Roman Emperor. The outside of the Cathedral initially captivates us by the richness of its Gothic buttressing and decoration.
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Oct11
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Konopiste is a castle located about 50 km southeast of Prague, outside the city of Benesov. The train to Benesov u Prahy will drop you in nearby Benesov and require a longer walk or local bus ride to the castle. Konopiste Castle dates from the 14th century, with extensive reconstruction works in the 19th century. The castle consists of two basic parts, trophies and armoury, forming thus two separate tours of about one hour each.
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Oct11
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Located in the historical centre of Prague, Hotel Josef is a member of Design Hotels TM. It is close to the old Jewish “Josefov” quarter and the Old Town, within a few minutes’ walk to the Charles Bridge and any number of theaters and museums. Surrounded by stock exchange, ministries, bank headquarters and office centers, it’s an ideal location for exploring the city.
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