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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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The famous bridge of Prague
It is more like a street full of passers-by, not a bridge, but a street. Here are musicians, souvenir sellers, queues for places "making wishes", beautiful sculptures and beautiful views of the river and the city.
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An unusual performance
Watch the video - it will explain a lot. When the clock strikes the hour (from 9.00 to 23.00), a procession of twelve apostles and other figures begins to move. The apostles, who are recognized by their attributes, appear in the windows of the clock.
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Each building is a landmark.
There are a lot of tourists, especially before the start of each time when the chimes begin their performance. Each temple and house is in its own style and has its own unique decorations and features.
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The temple in front of Tin, which is no more
The temple was built in front of Tyn - - a fenced place for settling carts and determining the amount of duties from foreign traders who came to trade in Prague. It was demolished a long time ago, but the name remained.
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"Dust Dam"
The late Gothic tower - "Dusty Dam", which means "Powder Gate", was built in 1475 and served as part of the capital's fortifications and at the same time a monumental gate to the Old Town.
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Founder of the university
The founder of the university, which is now called - Charles University. The sculpture, almost 4 meters high, depicts the king holding in his right hand a bull (certificate) of the founding of the University of Prague.
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Huge museum complex
This ancient symbol of Prague is the most significant monument and one of the most important cultural institutions in the Czech Republic. According to the Guinness Book of Records, Prague Castle, 570 meters long and 130 meters wide, is the largest continuous castle complex in the world, covering an ...
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World famous concert hall
The world-famous concert hall and home stage of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, where he first performed in 1896 under the direction of A. Dvorak. The building in the Neo-Renaissance style was built in 1876-84.
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Dominant of the Small Country
It is a grand 80-meter building with a huge dome, twenty meters in diameter, decorated with many sculptures, paintings by famous masters of the time, frescoes and stucco, elegant columns and spacious galleries, and the interior of the temple from the beginning impressed citizens and visitors and spl...
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You can enjoy this beauty all day long
St. Vitus Cathedral is the largest and most important church in Prague and the Czech Republic, it is one of the most famous cathedrals in the world, an outstanding example of religious construction, both in terms of technical characteristics and artistic level.
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"Cloak of Conscience"
Were only outside. The street is narrow, it is difficult to choose a place to take pictures. At the corner of the theater is a sculpture "Cloak of Conscience". The bronze monument in the form of an empty cloak without a face and hands was erected in 2000.
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After 18.00 - free
We went outside almost in the evening. Among the shops is the house where Kafka lived (there are more than ten such places in Prague).
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A small church at the end of the street. Grodno.
Located at the foot of the Wawel Castle. It was built in the first half of the XIV century, and then rebuilt in the late XVI century. Gothic, single-nave, with a presbytery covered with a ribbed cross.
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School of artists and sculptors
The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts is a higher educational institution in Krakó w, founded in 1818. Formerly known as the School of Drawing and Painting and the School of Fine Arts.
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An outstanding scholar and reformer of the Catholic Church
Monument to the scientist and theologian Peter Skarza, who lived in the late 16th - early 17th centuries. is located opposite the church of St. Peter and St. Paul and next to the building of the administrative building of the Pontifical University of John Paul II.
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Route № 1 for tourists in Krakow
The Royal Road begins in the northern part of the Old Town and runs south through the city center to the Wawel (old royal residence). This solemn route was a suitable background for demonstrations during the coronation and parades, for receptions of foreign kings and princes, foreign ambassadors and...
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Did Balzac live here?
In the second half of the XVI century the house belonged to the family of Prosper Provanni, who in 1558 at the behest of King Casimir Augustus organized a regular postal service between Krakow and Venice.
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Student from the altar of St. Mary's Church
On Mariacki Square (plac Mariacki) there is a fountain with a figure of a poor student - Jacques. This fountain is a gift of the city from Krakow craftsmen. It was installed in 1958.
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