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WELCOME TO PRAGUE

WELCOME TO PRAGUE. WELCOME TO PRAGUE. Capital city of the Czech Republic. Capital city of the Czech Republic. PRAGUE AND CZECH REPUBLIC INFORMATION Situation of Czech republic : In the centre of Europe Borders with countries : Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Poland

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WELCOME TO PRAGUE

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  1. WELCOME TO PRAGUE WELCOME TO PRAGUE Capital city of the Czech Republic. Capital city of the Czech Republic.

  2. PRAGUE AND CZECH REPUBLIC INFORMATION Situation of Czech republic: In the centre of Europe Borders with countries: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Poland Area of Czech republic: 78 866 square km Population: 10,28 million inhabitants Government: Parliamentary democracy with president as the head of state and prime minister as the head of government Location of Prague: In the centre of Czech Republic, Area of Prague: 496 square km Population of Prague: 1,21 million inhabitants Executive language: Czech language Currency: Czech crown - Elevation of Prague: 180 - 400 m above sea level Climate: Mild continental climate, temperate. Public transport: Tram, bus, car, metro, taxi Religion: Atheist 40%, Roman Catholic 39%, Protestant 4%. Czech flag: red, white, blue Foreign languages spoken: english or german common, some italian, French and spanish

  3. Prague history After 870: fundation of the Prague castle After 926: foundation of St Vitus rotunda within the Prague castle 10th: foundation of the Vysehrad castle on the opposite Vltava banck 1343: foundation of the New town and the first university in the Central Europe (Charles University) 1346: under the reign of Charles IV, Prague becomes the capital of the Bohemian Kingdom and the Holy roman Empire 1419-1437: attempts of the clergy tore form the church result in the Hussite revolutionary movement (Jan Hus - the reform preacher and martyr) 1526: Habsburg dynasty ascends the Bohemian throne 1583-1611: Rudolf II becomes the king of Bohemia and Prague the emperor’s residence, centre of social and cultural life. 1918: proclamation of independence of Czechoslovakia. Prague becomes the new state capital. 1939-1945: occupation by the nazi Germany. 1945: the Prague uprising, liberation by soviet army. 1948: seizure of power after February putsch. 1968: Prague spring - an attempt to reform socialism, intervention of five states of the Warsaw Pact. 1989: so-called velvet revolution, formation of the government of national tolerance, 1990: Vaclav Havel, a former dissident, is elected president in the country's firstdemocratic elections 1993: Czechoslovakia splits into two independent countries, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Vaclav Havel is elected the first president of the independent Czech Republic. Prague becomes the capital of the Czech Republic. 1999: The Czech Republic joins NATO. 2002: the Czech Republic is approved to become a member of the European Union in May 1st, 2004. 2003: The former prime minister, Vaclav Klauss, officially became the second president of the Czech Republic.

  4. Prague includes almost 2000 cultural monuments.

  5. The view from the castle of Prague

  6. Another view over the city from the castle

  7. St George's basilica The oldest church, the Basilica of St. George, is one of the few Roman churches that still has remained of the previous stone building inside. It has contained the relics of St. Ludmilla, the first saint national patron.

  8. The Vltava river

  9. The royal palace

  10. An interior courtyard of the castle

  11. St Vitus cathedral

  12. St Vitus cathedral and its gothic interior

  13. Mucha ’s stained-glass windows

  14. St Wenceslas' chapel The chapel paintings express the medieval devotion to St Wenceslas. The walls of this Chapel are covered with more than 1,300 precious stones.

  15. St Guy ’s cathedral

  16. Small houses built in the gothic fortification, the 16th century homes of castle riflemen and craftsmen. The golden lane

  17. The Royal Summer Palace of Queen Anne or Belvedere (the most remarkable renaissance building in Prague)

  18. Wallenstein Garden Geometrically designed, this garden was created in 1623-29. The statues are copies of originals by Adrian de Vries from 1626-27. Today it is the palace houses of the Senate of the Czech Republic.

  19. Malastrana place

  20. The walls of this building are painted with graffites

  21. The Cernin Palace, a baroque palace, now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  22. Loreto The tower contains 27 loretto bells which play a Marian song.The most valuable item of the liturgical treasury is the so-called Prague Sun, a monstrance weighing over 12 kg and embellished with 6,222 diamonds.

  23. Strahov Monastery A Monastery of the Premonstratensian Order at Strahov, originally in Romanesque style, including the Church of Our Lady and the Strahov Library. The Library contains an early Baroque Theological Hall from 1671-79 and a Classicism Philosophical Hall from 1785-94, decorated with frescoes by A. Maulbertsch.

  24. St Nicolas’ church

  25. St James ’ church

  26. St James ’ church

  27. St James ’ church

  28. The Neruda street

  29. The Church of Our Lady Victorious Prague Child Jesus, a baroque structure

  30. The Petrin tower Reduced copy of the Eiffel Tower (60 m high) built in 1891 on the occasion of the Jubilee Exhibition.

  31. Charles Bridge

  32. Old town bridge towers

  33. An Art Nouveau building built in 1905 - 1911 is the place of the International Music Festival. The rich interior and exterior decorations are the work of Alfonso Mucha. The Municipal House

  34. The Municipal House

  35. The gothic powder tower

  36. The national theatre The estate ’s theatre Today drama, opera and ballet are performed here

  37. The old Jewish cemetery

  38. The old town square Old Town Square provides a dazzling panorama. It is the most charming city streets of Europe. Every building is different in every detail - roof, windows, doors and colours from the most unconventional, yet pleasing palette: tangerine and pistacchio, apple red and lime green. In the centre, the monument to Jan Hus, teacher, preacher and martyr.

  39. The old town Hall with the astronomical clock

  40. The clock is of the beginning of the 15th century. In the upper part every hour a procession of the 12 Apostles in succession appears at the window, in the lower-part is a copy of 12 internal medallions with the signs of the zodiacal constellations. The clock dial is the central part and represents the astronomical phenomena such as sunrise and sunset…. An unique astronomical clock

  41. Church of Our Lady before Tyn Second only to St Vitus Cathedral, it is the most remarkable Gothic church with a Baroque interior

  42. Wenceslas Square

  43. Vysehrad

  44. The Emmaus monastery with the Church of our Lady and Slavic patron saints It was founded by Charles IV in 1347 for Slavonic Benedictines. At the end of World War II, it burned following a bombing raid. The two asymmetrical spires were finished in 1967

  45. Have a good trip !!!

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