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Jindřišská Tower
This bell tower, dating from the 15th century but rebuilt in Gothic style in the 1870s, dominates the end of Jindřišská, a busy street running northeast from Wenceslas Square. Having stood idle for decades, the tower was renovated and reopened in 2002 as a tourist attraction, compl
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St Moritz Cathedral
This vast Gothic cathedral is Olomoucs original parish church, built between 1412 and 1540. The western tower is a remnant of its 13th-century predecessor. The cathedrals amazing sense of peace is shattered every September with an International Organ Festival ; the cathedrals organ
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Decanal Church of the Virgin Mary & St Giles
This stately Gothic church and attached Augustine monastery complex date to the 14th century. Peek inside the church to see orginal late-Gothic artwork on the walls and one of the countrys most important works of Gothic statuary, a Madonna dating from 1400. Daily tours in Czech are
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Dancing Building
The Dancing Building was built in 1996 by architects Vlado Milunić and Frank Gehry. The curved lines of the narrow-waisted glass tower clutched against its more upright and formal partner led to it being christened the ‘Fred & Ginger’ building, after legendary dancing duo Fred
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Quo Vadis (David Černý Sculpture)
This golden Trabant car on four legs is a David Černý tribute to 4000 East Germans who occupied the garden of the then–West German embassy in 1989, before being granted political asylum and leaving their Trabants behind. You can see the sculpture through the fence behind the German
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Rosenberg Palace
This Renaissance palace once served as the Institute of Noblewomen - effectively a home for aristocratic ladies fallen on hard times, founded by Empress Maria Theresa in 1755. The palace chapel soars three storeys high, decorated with trompe loeuil paintings and frescoes, and there
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House at the Stone Bell
During restoration in the 1980s a baroque stucco facade was stripped away from this elegant medieval building to reveal the original 14th-century Gothic stonework; the eponymous stone bell is on the building’s corner. Inside, two restored Gothic chapels now serve as branches of the
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House of the Two Suns
Following the tourist crowds downhill from Prague Castle via Ke Hradu will bring you to Nerudova, architecturally the most important street in Malá Strana; most of its old Renaissance façades were ‘baroquefied’ in the 18th century. It’s named after the Czech poet Jan Neruda (famous
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Old Town Bridge Tower
Perched at the eastern end of Charles Bridge, this elegant late-14th-century tower was built not only as a fortification but also as a triumphal arch marking the entrance to the Old Town. Like the bridge itself, it was designed by Peter Parler and incorporates many symbolic element
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Gastronomy Museum
Dedicated to history through the kitchen window, this museum tells the story of food, drink and cooking from prehistoric times to the present day, focusing on Czech cuisine in particular. You can arrange special group tours that involve cookery demonstrations (eg how to make Czech
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Náměstí Přemysla Otakara II
This mix of arcaded buildings grouped around Samsons Fountain (Samsonova kašna; 1727) is the broadest plaza in the country, spanning 133m. Among the architectural treats is the 1555 Renaissance Town Hall (Radnice), which received a baroque facelift in 1731. The figures on the balus
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Štefánik Observatory
Just south of the funicular’s top station is this ‘people’s observatory’, opened in 1928 to further public awareness of astronomy and other sciences. There are exhibitions on astronomy, but the main attraction is the double Zeiss astrograph telescope, which also dates from 1928 and
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Army Museum
On the way up Žižkov Hill you will find this grim-looking barracks of a museum, with a rusting T34 tank parked outside. Its for military enthusiasts only, with exhibits on the history of the Czechoslovak Army and resistance movement from 1918 to 1945, including a small display of p
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Strahov Picture Gallery
In Strahov Monastery’s second courtyard is the Strahov Picture Gallery, with a valuable collection of Gothic, baroque, rococo and romantic art on the 1st floor and temporary exhibits on the ground floor. Some of the medieval works are extraordinary – don’t miss the very modern-look
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Patton Memorial Pilsen
The Patton Memorial details the liberation of Plzeň in May 1945 by the American army, under General George S Patton. Especially poignant are the handwritten memories of former American soldiers who have returned to Plzeň over the years, and the museums response to the communist-era
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Chemistry Gallery
Edgy gallery dedicated to showing the works of young Czech and international artists working in contemporary urban art, street art and graffiti. Artists include Pasta Oner, arguably the best-known Czech street artist. The setting is a gritty, 1930s functionalist building that once
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Black Tower
The dominating, 72m Gothic-Renaissance Black Tower was built in 1553. Climb its 225 steps (yes, we counted them) for fine views. The towers two bells ‒ the Marta (1723) and Budvar (1995; a gift from the brewery) ‒ are rung daily at noon. Beside the tower is the Cathedral of St Nich
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National Theatre
The National Theatre is the neo-Renaissance architectural flagship of the Czech National Revival, and one of Prague’s most impressive buildings. Funded entirely by private donations and decorated inside and out by a roll-call of prominent Czech artists, architect Josef Zítek’s mast
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Salm Palace
Overlooking the entrance to Prague Castle, the austerely neoclassical Salm Palace – built in 1810 as a luxury aristocratic residence – provides hanging space for the National Gallerys temporary exhibitions (see website for latest program), and is slated to house the NGs collection
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Barborská
Barborská street runs along the front of the 17th-century former Jesuit College, and is decorated with a row of 13 baroque statues of saints, an arrangement inspired by the statues on Prague’s Charles Bridge. All are related to the Jesuits and/or the town; the second statue – the w
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