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The Old Town | Prague-Tourism.com
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The Prague Astronomical Clock is a medieval astronomical clock mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square and is a popular tourist attraction.It contains figures of 12 apostles from 1410.
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The Bethelem Chapel is a national monument and the first sermonic church in Europe. The Chapel was built between 1391 and 1394 and Mr. Jan Hus sermoned there between 1402 and 1413.
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Gothic architecture and Baroque sculpture combine in the Charles Bridge, which arches over the river Vltava in Prague's "Lesser Quarter." Popular with tourists and street artists.
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One of oldest universities in the world, established in 1348 by the king Charles IV.
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Tyn (founded in 1385) is without doubt the most important ecclesiastical building on the right bank of the river Vltava. Inside the church there is famous astronomer Tycho Brahe.
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The Jan Hus Monument stands in the centre of Old Town Square. Jan Hus (1369-1415) was a Czech theologian and preacher.He was tried for heresy in 1415 and burnt at the stake, thus becoming a Czech martyr.
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The second largest complex of buildings in Prague after the Prague Castle was founded in 1232, the Chapel of Mirrors in 1724. Nowadays it is a seat of the National library. It is located just by Charles Bridge on the Old Town side.
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The oldest preserved synagogue in the Central Europe. It was built in the early gothic style in the late 13th century and richly adorned by stonework Up till now it has served as a house of prayer.
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The Old Town Bridge Tower was part of the fortification system around the Old Town and is considered as the most beautiful bridge tower in Europe. Served as a gateway to Prague's city center and was built between 1370 and 1391 at the Old Town side of the Charles Bridge
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The almost 70 meters high tower was completed in 1364 as the seat of the Old Town authorities. The part of Town Hall is Astronomical Clock - a magnet for tourists. It contains figures of 12 apostles from 1410.
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The 65m tall the Powder Tower a Gothic building from 1475 constructed by Matthias Rejsek, and once probably used to store gunpowder. Modified in 1875-86.
The Powder Tower (Prasná Brána) is located at the edge of Old Town, right next to the Municipal House.
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Rudolfinum (named after Prince Rudolf of Habsburg) is the seat of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.The Neo-Renaissance building was completed in 1885 and was once the seat of Parliament of the Czech Republic.
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The current St. Nicholas church was designed by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer and was completed in 1735. The marvelous interior of the church is inspired by the chapel of St. Louis-des-invalides in Paris. Concerts are held daily in the summer.
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St. Vitus's Cathedral is the largest and the most important church in Prague. Apart from divine
services the coronations of Czech kings and queens also took place in it.
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The Old Town Square is the indisputable heart of Prague dating from before the 12th century. The Hus Monument stands in the square's center. The monument is surrounded by a baroque mantle of some of the city's finest buildings.
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The Theatre of the Estates is one of the most beautiful historic theatres in Europe and it was here where two world premieres of operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart took place.
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