The Only Cubist Newsstand in the World
(Photo: By Pablo Picasso - Museum of Modern Art, New York)
Defunct Professions, the Names of Which Even Many Czechs Have Trouble...
In the past, the
area around the Railway Bridge was associated with professions whose names are
difficult to pronounce even for many Czechs -...
The Oldest Escalator in Central and Eastern Europe and a Funicular...
In Na Poříčí Street there were houses called U bílé labutě (At the white swan) as early as the 17th century. In...
Civic Swimming Pool and the Seat of the Government of the...
The short video shows Miloš Forman with 90-year-old Ferdinand Platil, a retired...
St. John of Nepomuk (Jan Nepomucký) and Fulfilled Wishes
There is a small brass point - it is an energy point, when you step on it, you feel the warmth and energy entering your body. And in order for your wish to come true, you have to have your hands on the lattice and the stars and at the same time, you have to step on the energy point with your right foot.
Ferry Výtoň
Prague public
transport also includes six ferry lines. Some run all year round, some from
April to October. The boat intervals are from 10...
National Memorial on the Vítkov Hill
Until July 1420, it was an ordinary hill called Vítkov after the Prague burgher Vítek of the Hill, who had his vineyards here. But then the hill became the scene of a great battle of the Hussite armies against the Crusaders. And the Hussites were commanded by one of the most famous Czech warlords of all time, Jan Žižka.
St. Wenceslas Column
If you enter the Charles Bridge from the
Old Town side and walk in the middle of the path, you step on a...
Miloš Forman, Amadeus and Golden Armchairs
When Miloš Forman decided how to make the
movie Amadeus (1984), which later won 8 Oscars, he insisted that the film be
shot in...
The Unique Primacy of the Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge had no lighting at the
beginning. In the 15th century, a cross was installed on the bridge, under
which the so-called eternal...
The Story of Bruncvík and his Faithful Lion
At the end of the 18th century Prague
still had four independent districts - the Old Town, the New Town, the Lesser
Town and...
Bistro Under the Arch of Charles Bridge
Prague has many places that you can visit,
but also those that you just have to see. And among those places, without which
a...
139 Steps to the Trigas on the Roof of the National...
Triga is a cart drawn by three horses,
which was considered the vehicle of the gods in ancient times - two triga
sculptures on...
About Prague That Has Long Disappeared
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, 500 houses were demolished during the redevelopment in Prague, which made areas of Prague more modern, cleaner and safer.
“Let’s Meet Under the Tail”
There is one place in Prague that everyone
knows. And that place is "under the tail". When two people say to
each other "Let's...