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Do You Know Why the Czech Roll Is Shaped Like a Crescent Moon?

The roll has an irreplaceable spot in Czech cuisine - estimates say that 4.5 billion...

The Rosette Window of St. Vitus Cathedral

The rosette window in the west portal of St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle. The...

What Is the Prague Pavement Named After?

The original pavement on the streets of the Old Town and Lesser Town and Hradčany...

Dual Bohemian Crown Jewels

The Bohemian crown jewels are kept in the Crown Jewels chamber in St. Vitus Cathedral....

What Can Be Experienced in Four Hours at Vyšehrad

What Does the Seat of the Government of the Czech Republic and the Infant Jesus of Prague Have in Common?

A short distance from the Malostranská metro station and in sight across the river from...

Defunct Professions, the Names of Which Even Many Czechs Have Trouble Pronouncing

In the past, the area around the Railway Bridge was associated with professions whose names...

The Oldest Escalator in Central and Eastern Europe and a Funicular Powered by Pumping Water

In Na Poříčí Street there were houses called U bílé labutě (At the white swan)...

More Than a Century-Old Carousel With Horses on Letná

On Letná, the famous historical carousel, on which people could ride as early as 1894,...

Kooperativa Insurance Company Exhibition Hall and Why Its Director Flies Like a Transport Pilot

At the Kooperativa insurance company headquarters in Karlín, you can see paintings from its collection...

How Saint Agnes Opened the Door to Freedom

On the glass on the door of the Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia, the...

“Mazačka”

There are 785 streetcars in Prague. They are interchangeable - just change the route number...

Jaroslav Ježek and Orchestra Too Many Saxophones

The Scout Institute in Prague's Kampa is a pleasant, quiet place. Although Kampa island is...

Civic Swimming Pool and the Seat of the Government of the Czech Republic

The short video shows Miloš Forman with 90-year-old Ferdinand Platil, a retired World War I...

Ferry Výtoň

Prague public transport also includes six ferry lines. Some run all year round, some from...

Můstek

If you walk down Wenceslas Square from the National Museum, you will walk all the...

TV Tower in the Jewish Cemetery

The Žižkov Television Tower has a café 66 metres above the ground. Looking from this...

Sigismund Bell

Behind the gilded grille of the Great South Tower of St. Vitus Cathedral is the...

Prague Meridian

The Marian Column on the Old Town Square was built in 1650 as an acknowledgment...

Old Town Bridge Tower

Charles Bridge is protected by three towers. The smaller of the two towers on the...