Prague
The recently renovated National Theatre is the neo-Renaissance architectural flagship of the Czech National Revival, and one of Prague鈥檚 most impressive buildings. Funded entirely by private donations from across the land and decorated inside and out by a roll call of prominent Czech artists, architect Josef Z铆tek鈥檚 masterpiece burned down within weeks of its 1881 opening but, incredibly, was funded again and restored in less than two years.
Guided tours in English must be arranged in advance.
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Built over a time span of almost 600 years, St Vitus is one of the most richly endowed cathedrals in central Europe. It is pivotal to the religious and鈥
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Strolling across Charles Bridge is everybody鈥檚 favourite Prague activity. However, by 9am it鈥檚 a 500m-long fairground, with an army of tourists squeezing鈥
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Prague鈥檚 most popular attraction. Looming above the Vltava's left bank, its serried ranks of spires, towers and palaces dominate the city centre like a鈥
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This museum consists of six Jewish monuments clustered together in Josefov: the Maisel Synagogue; the Pinkas Synagogue; the Spanish Synagogue; the Klaus鈥
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Strahov Library is the largest monastic library in the country, with two magnificent baroque halls dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. You can peek鈥
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Prague鈥檚 most exuberantly art-nouveau building is a labour of love, with every detail of its design and decoration carefully considered, and every鈥
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While this monument's massive functionalist structure has all the elegance of a nuclear power station, the interior is a spectacular extravaganza of鈥
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More a broad boulevard than a typical European city square, Wenceslas Square has witnessed a great deal of Czech history 鈥 a giant Mass was held here鈥
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The art nouveau facade of this former home of the Prague Insurance Co was designed by Osvald Pol铆vka, with the huge letters 鈥楶RAHA鈥 entwined around five鈥
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The Goethe Institute, an elegant art nouveau building, was formerly the East German embassy. Nearby, at No 26, is a beautiful art nouveau apartment鈥
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The lemon-yellow walls of the Convent of St Ursula frame a pink church, which has a lush baroque interior that includes a battalion of Apostle statues鈥
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This island is a sleepy, dog-eared sandbank with pleasant gardens, river views and several jetties where you can hire rowing boats. In the middle stands鈥
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N谩rodn铆 t艡铆da is central Prague鈥檚 鈥榟igh street鈥, a stately row of midrange shops and grand public buildings, notably the National Theatre at the Vltava鈥
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This small exhibition and library, supported by the foundation that protects the legacy of the late playwright-president, houses a permanent exhibition on鈥
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This simple monument (eight hands giving the 'V' for victory sign and the date 17.11.1989) commemorates the Velvet Revolution, which began on N谩rodn铆鈥
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Part of the National Museum, the small N谩prstek Museum houses an ethnographical collection of Asian, African and American cultures, founded by Vojta鈥