Blog posts tagged with 'prague'

Prague Castle will open its summer tourist season on Friday 1st of April. In addition to the main visitor buildings, part of Prague Castle Gardens will also be open to the public after the winter break.

Do you like to know which ones? Here they are:

Royal Garden, originally Renaissance garden founded in 1534 became one of the few quiet places in the centre of Prague. The garden is located on the site of old medieval vineyards, which later became famous for its rare botanical specimens and the exotic plant...

 In the 1920s something amazing was built in Prague. In Vršovice, on the site of the current Slavia football stadium, stood a huge amusement park, which was very similar to the famous Prater in Vienna.

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The spectacular attraction called Eden (Paradise) opened for Prague residents in 1922 and offered a truly wide range of entertainment. The biggest attraction was the huge roller coaster. It was five kilometres long. The Slide and the Ferris wheel were also very popular with the public.

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 The most popular and biggest fair in Prague is back. After one year break, various carousels, swings and other attractions will be spinning for you again. In addition, there will be plenty of goodies from various fair refreshment stands.

The tradition of the St. Matthews Fair has been archived in the National Library since 1595. It became famous because it was the first spring fair in Prague, celebrating the feast of St. Matthew on 24th of February. It is also the first spring fair in Europe.

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Stolpersteine, literally "stones to trip over", are 10×10 cm brass-coated paving stones set into the pavement in front of the houses of the victims of the Nazi regime, according to an original design by the German artist Gunter Demnig. The first stone was laid on 16 December 1992 in front of the City Hall in Cologne. Already more than 88 000 Stolpersteine or Stones of the Disappeared have been installed in 26 countries in Europe and so in their way constitute the largest memorial in the world.

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The Tower is the gateway to the famous Charles Bridge from the east side of the Vltava river. Completed before 1380 as a part of the fortifications, it’s considere one of the most beautiful Gothic gate in Europe. It is the work of the architect Peter Parler, who also designed the Charles Bridge and part of St. Vitus Cathedral. It took 25 years and around 100 stonemasons to build the tower.

The tower rises nearly 50 metres high. A spiral staircase with 136 stairs leads from the gateway entrance up to the to...

Prague has been our capital for 102 years and Praguers are rightfully proud of it.

On February 29, 1920 the National Assembly approved the first constitution of the Czechoslovak state and Prague thus became the capital.

For this anniversary, we have prepared the "10 BEST" for you, so that you can brush up on your knowledge about Prague and perhaps also learn something new.

We already wrote about the narrowest places in Prague in the previous blog, but here are some more:

1. The largest castle complex...

Before the Charles Bridge, there was the Judith Bridge. Named after King Vladislav II’s wife, Queen Judith, the Judith Bridge was built between 1158 and 1172 and was the first stone bridge to cross the Vltava. It was one of the first stone bridges in Central Europe. Only two other stone bridges were built in Central Europe at that time - in Dresden and in Regensburg.

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Today is the 680th anniversary of the devastating flood that destroyed the bridge on 3rd F...

Narrowest house:

You will find the smallest house not only in Prague, but probably in the whole Czech Republic in Anežská Street in the Old Town. It was built in 1853, in a narrow alley between two houses.  The house is wide just 2.25 m.

The interesting part is that for 40 years (until 1922) was brothel there with just two rooms. Unfortunately, the whole building has not been preserved, so today the entrance door again leads only to the alley between two houses.

Narrowest street:

This tiny street ca...

Ones you walk in Prague’s Jewish ghetto, you feel the mysticism from every corner. There is lots of legends in Prague, but one of the most famous is about the supernatural figure – Golem.

The mysterious tale of the Golem takes place in the part of Old Town – Josefov. The tale goes that in the 16^th century, the Prague’s rabbi named Low was seeking a way to protect the local Jewish people from pogroms and the whim of unpredictable rulers up at Prague Castle. He moulded a superhuman from the mud of the Vltava...

Valentine’s Day is celebrated all around the world, but did you know that one of Prague churches has a special connection to the holiday?

The Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul located at the Vyšehrad fortress is one of the Prague most prominent churches. And it has one surprised relic inside, nothing smaller than shoulder blade of St. Valentine himself.

There is a little detective story behind it. In the autumn of 2002, during the check of old depository, four Baroque monstrance reliquaries were found...