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Snow White Temple
Votivkirche - Church of the Promise - a neo-Gothic building on the Ringstraß e. It was built in gratitude for the failed assassination attempt on Emperor Franz Joseph.
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The coolness of the fountain attracts people
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Mostly in Vienna, the fountains are beautiful sculptures with thin streams of water. And this fountain is the first "high" fountain, ie with a high water pressure, the jet of which creates a large area of coolness.
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Area of palaces and gardens.
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Wonderful facade painting and unusual bay window-balcony
There are many interesting buildings in Prague with their own history, and it is difficult to single out the most beautiful of them. The house of the publisher Oleksandr Storkh on the corner of the Old Town Square is one of the most remarkable buildings in the capital.
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Area of palaces and gardens.
It used to be a separate city and mostly Germans lived here. Now - the area of Prague, which has a large number of beautiful palaces. Most of them are embassies or governing bodies - the Senate, Parliament.
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The first savings bank of the state
The first Czech savings bank was essentially a bank - and the bank required a real, large, solid building. An appropriate place was chosen for it - the corner area in the Kotze area (Prague's Old Market) - between the Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square.
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Those who died for the independence of the state
The Czech Republic honors the heroes of the Three Resistances. The First Resistance was the struggle against Austria for an independent Czechoslovakia, the Second Resistance fought the Nazis, and the Third the Communists.
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You are greeted by the Atlanteans
The building was built in 1718; the exterior design by John Fischer von Erlach was done by Matthias Bernard Brown until 1730. Reconstructions in the palace complex have occurred more than once, but its appearance since the XVIII century has not changed significantly.
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World-famous Czech composer
Antoní n Dvoř á k is a world-famous Czech composer whose works have made his native country famous all over the world. 04.06. In 2000, on the closing day of the Prague Spring Music Festival, a sculpture of Dvorak was unveiled on Jan Palach Square.
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Winged lion
A monument to Czechoslovak servicemen who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) of Great Britain during World War II was erected in 2014 in a small park at the foot of the hill where Prague Castle is located.
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Ancient church
The Irish missionary monk Havel (550 - 640), was famous for his sensitive attitude to people, the desire to help and comfort. He zealously preached the Christian faith and allegedly knew how to cast out demons.
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The first building of Charles University
The unique architectural monument belongs to Charles University since 1383, when the son of the university's founder, King Wenceslas IV, bought one of the most tidy Prague palaces at the time for the university dormitory.
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Burial place of Czech saints
Basilica of St. George (Jiri) - the second largest church in Prague Castle. At the beginning of the XIII century to the south side of the tower was added the chapel of St.
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Symbol of Prague and Czech statehood
After the equestrian statue of Prince Wenceslas by Jan Bendl was moved from Wenceslas Square to Visegrad in 1879, there was a need for a new monument on the site of the former one.
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Narrow streets clogged with monuments and tourists
The Old Town has many monuments, museums, beautiful and old houses. And tourists are dark. Restaurants, cafes, shops, hotels - at every turn.
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Eyes widen ...
You don't know what to look for first - in front of you is the gate of Charles Bridge, on the right - the monument to Charles, behind it - the Church of Francis of Assisi with a column of vines, behind - the Temple of Salvator .
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Renovation in progress ...
The Neo-Renaissance building, built in 1891, dominates the upper part of Wenceslas Square. Since its construction, the building has not been rebuilt, it has suffered significant damage twice: in 1945 and 1968, Soviet tankers took it for a government building and opened fire.
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Fountains, sculptures, summer palaces
Of all the gardens of Prague Castle, the Royal Garden has always been the most elegant, well-groomed and tidy. Until 1534, royal vineyards grew on the site of this large park, located on the north side of the castle.
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Center of the Small Country
The square has a large number of very beautiful buildings, and in its center is the magnificent Cathedral of St. Nicholas, one of the most famous cathedrals in Prague. The adjoining temple and the Jesuit College divide the square into lower and upper parts.
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The main Hussite temple
The Church of St. Nicholas is a majestic domed church with two southern towers, which are its main decoration. The creator of the temple was the most authoritative architect of the Baroque era - Kilian Ignaz Dinzenhofer.
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A majestic monument
To commemorate the 500th anniversary of Jan Hus in 1915, a monument to him was erected on the Old Town Square in the most honorable place for all Czechs. It was created by the famous sculptor and artist Ladislav Shalon.
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Both customs and prison.
The Malostranska bridge tower was built at the western end of the Charles Bridge. It consists of two towers connected by a gate. The small tower was founded in the 12th century and built in the Romanesque style.
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Guard of Old Prague
The Old Town Bridge Tower was built by architect Peter Palerge in 1380 and is one of the most beautiful examples of Gothic architecture in Europe. The construction of the tower is connected with the laying of the Charles Bridge.
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Heart of the New City
There are no old historic buildings here, but those built in the 19th and 20th centuries are masterpieces of the best Czech architects. This is the heart of the New City, which is more like a boulevard, as its length is 750 meters.
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Elegant building
The appearance of the Municipal House is a response to the historical relic of the XIX century, a mixture of Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Baroque, but, as a rule, it is seen as an example of the Prague secession.
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