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Architecture:

Prague-charles bridge

  • Charles Bridge( Karlův most ) - was first started by Charles IV , washed away by floods. Prague's six-centuries-old , statue-lined, tower-guarded stone bridge, symbol of Czech heritage.
Trams - 12,17,18,22 Old town square
  • Old Town square( Staroměstské náměstí ) - 1,7 hectare square ,one of Europe's most attractive meeting places, combining Gothic, neo-Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo architecture
Address: Staroměstské náměstí, Prague 1, Metro: Line A - Staroměstská

Buildings:

Old town hall

  • Old Town Hall( Staroměstská radnice ) - dating from the 11th century, with its 14th-century 60m -tall tower at the end ,which contains astronomical clock, and arcaded building at the corner covered with Renaissance sgrafitto.
Address: Staroměstské náměstí, Prague 1, Metro: Line A - Staroměstská

The powder gate

  • Powder Gate ( Prašná Brána ) - The name comes from its use as a gunpowder magazine in the 18th century. 65m-tall tower was started in 1475 for King Vladislav II Jagiello at the site of one of Staré Město's original 13 gates.
Open daily between 10am and 6pm.

Address: Náměstí Republiky , Prague 1 , Metro: Line B - Náměstí Republiky , Trams: 5,14,26

 The Municipal house
  • The Municipal House ( Obecní dům ) - Prague's most beautiful building with Art Nouveau interior and a facade that looks like as Victorian Easter egg. 
Address : Náměstí Republiky 5 , Prague 1 , Metro: Line B - Náměstí Republiky , Trams: 5,14,26
  • Estates Theater ( Stavovské divadlo ) - Prague's oldest theater, several times renamed, the finest neo-classical building .
Address: Železná 17, Prague 1 , Metro: Line A or B - Můstek

Places of Worship:

St Vitus

  • St. Vitus Cathedral ( Katedrála sv. Víta ) - a massive 14th-century Gothic structure towering
above the walls of Prague Castle, containing the tombs with remains of Charles IV, Wenceslas IV , George of Poděbrady , and George II. 

Dimensions of cathedral are 124 metres in lenght , the greatest width in the crossing part of the aisles is 60 metres and the height of the vault 33 metres. The vault is carried by 28 massive pillars. 

The building itself divides into two parts . The first part is presbytery and transept, second is the actual cathedral aisle with windows and the West facade.

The most beautiful chapel is the Chapel of St. Wenceslas fulled of frescoes and more than 1300 semiprecious stones.

There is no charge to enter the cathedral, but three places inside ( the Great Tower, the Royal Crypt and the Royal Mausoleum ) charge admission ( included in the 100,- Kč castle ticket ) 

 These places are open daily from 9am to 5pm (until 4 pm in winter ). The Great Tower is open daily, from 10 am to 4 pm , except Monday and if the weather is bad. 

Hradčany, Metro - Hradčanská or Malostranská , Tram - 22
  • Old - New Synagogue ( Staronová synagóga ) is Europe's oldest active synagogue and one of Prague's earliest Gothic buildings.
The mythical Golem legend - The legend about Rabbi Low tells that he created a servant called Golem , an artificially created human being made of mud from the Vltava and brought to life by supernatural means.

The synagogue closes at 2pm on Friday.

  • Loreta
A pilgrimage place with a copy of the Italian Santa Casa including also the baroque church of the Nativity. The ground is encircled by cloisters and a chapel. The spire houses a carillon which consists of 30 Loreta bells which tune a song "We Greet You a Thousand Times "( every hour ). Most valuable is the so called Loreta Treasure, a collection of sacral objects from the 16th to 18th centuries. The most famous of these is the Diamond Monstrance adorned with 6.222 diamonds.

Adress: Loretánské nám. 7, Prague 1- Hradčany, tram: 22 - Pohořelec
Castles:

The Prague castle

Prague Castle ( Pražský hrad ) - dominating the west side of the Vltava river

Its the most popular sight in Prague , the largest ancient castle in the world - 570 m long, an average of 128 wide and occupying 7,28 hectares.

The Castle is the residence of the head of the state , a magnificent gallery and a treasury.

Top sights: 

St. Vitus Cathedral , the Royal Palace , St. Georges Basilica and Golden Lane 

Address: Hradčanské náměstí , Metro: Line A - Hradčanská or Malostranská , Tram: 22 

Towers:

  • Petřín View Tower - an iron 60m high, built in 1891 on the occasion of the Jubilee Exhibition as a free copy of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. 299 steps lead up to the top platform.
Adress: Petřínské sady, Prague 1, Transport: from Újezd by funicular to the top of the hill
 

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