Tips 1 - 10 of 205 Prague Things to Do
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The Town House is one of the most beautiful buildings of Prague, with fantastic interior built in Art Nouveau style and a wonderful facade.
This building was built between 1906 and 1912 to compete with the German architecture. More than 30 Czech artists worked to this project.
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Address: Namesti Republiky 5, Praha 1
Directions: On the right of the Powder Gate.
Website: http://www.obecni-dum.cz/
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Over the entrance of the Town House you can see a mosaic called Homage to Prague and at its sides there are sculptures representing the oppression and the rebirth of the Czech people.
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Address: Namesti Republiky 5, Praha 1
Directions: Namesti Republiky metro station.
Website: http://www.obecni-dum.cz/
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The interior of the Town House is very nice. To visit them you must follow a guided tour and you can see about a dozen of rooms made by Alfons Mucha. Very nice is the Smetana Room the biggest concert hall of all Prague.
In this building has been proclaimed the Republic on 28th October 1918.
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Address: Namesti Republiky 5, Praha 1
Directions: Namesti Republiky metro station.
Website: http://www.obecni-dum.cz/
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The Powder Gate (Prasnà Bràna) was one of the 13 gateways of the Old Town. The Powder Gate (65 meters tall) was erected in 1475 on the place of a preceding tower in Gothic style. In the fifteenth century it lost its defensive function and it became a representative symbol of the most important town of the Bohemian kingdom: the old town of Prague.
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Address: Namesty Republiky, Praha 1
Directions: Between Old Town and Namesti Republiky. Start of the Royal Route.
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The tower was built next to the Royal Court which rose on the place where today is located the Town House. The sovereigns had lived in the Royal Court since 1383 to 1483. In that period Vladislav Iagellone transferred the court to the Castle of Prague and the building was abandoned.
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Address: Namesty Republiky, Praha 1
Directions: Between Old Town and Namesti Republiky. Start of the Royal Route.
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The abandonment of the Royal Court interrupted the works of the Powder Gate. In the 17th century it was used as deposit of the rifle dusts and from that period it brings the actual name. The principal reconstruction developed it in the eighties of the nineteenth century.
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Address: Namesty Republiky, Praha 1
Directions: Between Old Town and Namesti Republiky. Start of the Royal Route.
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The Churhc of St. James and the adjacent convent were built in the thirteenth century by the king Venceslao I. Its actual aspect is due to a Baroque reconstruction happened between 1690 and 1702 because of a fire. The author of the plaster decorations of the façade is Ottavio Mosto.
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Address: Jakuba, Praha 1
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The interior of the church of St. James has got fantastic baroque decorations. On the ceiling there is a Holy Cycle with life of Marie made by Frantisek Voget, while the principal altar is work of Vaclav Vavrinec Reiner. Also the other altars are masterpieces of other artists among which Petr Brandl detaches.
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Address: Jakuba, Praha 1
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Inside the church of St. James is possible to see the grave of the count Vratislao of Mitrovice, performed by the sculptor Ferdinand Brokof on project of Johann Bernhard Fisher von Erlach. The legend say that the count has been buried alive: its dead body was found sat in the sepulchre.
To the right of the entrance you can see the mummified arm of a thief that had tried to steal the jewels of the lady on the greatest altar. The virgin held back him so people amputated the arm.
Above the entrance it is possible to see the beautiful organ.
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Address: Jakuba, Praha 1
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leeshegal Sun Apr 5, 2009 17:32 UTC
im going to prague in a few months, and although it will be summer time (and hopefully lovely and warm) your tips are really helpful and your photos are lovely :-) | Anjutka Fri Mar 13, 2009 13:30 UTC
Bella città e davvero tanto da vedere la. Molto informativa pagina:) | jumpingnorman Sun Feb 1, 2009 08:46 UTC
Wow, Christiam, mor than 200 Prague tips -- amazing...I just finished a few of mine. Looks like you enjoyed Prague! Norman :) I think I want that sweet bread on a grill...thanks. | Nemorino Sun Oct 5, 2008 09:05 UTC
Me again, coming back once more to look at the rest of your Prague tips. Some friends of mine have just returned from Prague and they told me all about it in the pub the other night. They saw Verdi's Rigoletto in Prague at the Statni Opera. |
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