Two Boyish Childhood Memories and the Josef Pleskot Tunnel in the Stag Moat
President Václav Havel recalled his childhood: "As a little boy, I lived in the countryside...
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One Year and One Day and the Reason Czechs Attend School
The Church of Our Lady of Victories – From Persecution to Ecumenism
The Battle of White Mountain
Star Summer Palace and the Most Famous Battle in Czech History
100 Million People Can See Well Thanks to a Children’s Kit
The place is not precisely in the center of all the tourist routes, although it...
A Great Love Story, The Singing Fountain, and Queen Anne’s Summer Palace
In March 1509, the not even three-year-old Louis Jagiellon was crowned King of Bohemia. When...
Formerly, It Was a Backyard for Chickens and Pigs; Today, the Second Most Important Church in Czechia
The Church of Our Lady before Týn, on Old Town Square, the counterbalance of the...
Horses, Hares, and Bulls on the Prague Bridge
The very first bridge on the territory of Prague was probably the wooden bridge in...
Meditation Garden, 27 Executed, and State Bankruptcy in 1623
Oasis in the Beating Heart of the City If you walk down Nerudova Street from...
The Dark Past of Loreto Square
Loreto Square is bordered by the Capuchin Monastery on the northern side, the Czernin Palace...
A Hundred Years Ago and Today: The Recipe for the Fabulous Jadran Cake / Šlágr Café (Marie Štefányová)
There's one place in Prague where you'll find yourself crossing the threshold into a time...
Why Salvador Dali Kissed the Czech Sculptor’s Dirty Hands and About the Water Sprite From Kampa
It's just a hard-to-believe story - the Czech sculptor Josef Nálepa was the first sculptor...
Invalidovna and Why It Is Worth Visiting Karlín
At the beginning of Prague's existence, the left bank of the Vltava River was more...
Then the Ground Opened, and the Carriage with the Horses and the Princess Fell into the Deep and Was Never Seen Again
The words of the headline are a legend about the end of the life of...
A Functionalist Monument that You’ll Have to Find
There is one period in Czech history that most people highly idealize. It is the...
Václav Havel Benches
Shortly after the death of President Václav Havel, Czech Ambassador to the USA Petr Gandalovič...
About the Threat of Bombing Prague Castle and the Curse of the St. Wenceslas Crown
During the war, the Czech President was the lawyer Emil Hácha, who held the office...
Ludwig van Beethoven and John Lennon
There is one place in Prague that is dedicated to two great musicians. Ludwig van...
Once a Baroque Fortification, Now a Café
If you take the streetcar from Malostranská metro station up to the Castle, the first...
27 Executed, 28 Crosses, and One Pardon a Second Before Death
27 men were executed in the Old Town Square. On the pavement in front of...
Franz Kafka’s Houses and the Battle of the Old Town Square
Everyone will notice that house on the Old Town Square - just turn your head...
Lioness (Jaroslav Róna)
Sculptor Jaroslav Róna is one of the most significant sculptors whose works can be seen...
Is That Wall Jagged or Hungry?
One of the many major acts that King Charles IV did in 1348 was the...
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