Prague – Praga Caput Rei publicae(the head of the republic)

D. Vondráčková, V8A

Content

• Basic information• Historical parts + information• Vyšehrad• Petřín View Tower

Prague

• The capital• The largest (496 km2)– 15th of EU

• The most beautiful• The oldest (885)• Over 1.2 mil. people• The Vltava River

• The seat of the president, government and parliament

• Political, cultural and economic centre• City of a houndred spires– Bernardo Bolzano

Five historical districts

• Old Town• New Town• Josefov• Lesser Town• Hradčany• UNESCO

The Old Town

• Charles Bridge• Old Town Square

The Lesser Town

• „Malá Strana“• Under Prague Castle• Golden Lane

New Town

• Wenceslas Square• „Prague‘s city“

Hradčany – castle district• The largest castle complex in the world• 870 – Romanesque style• Charles IV. – Gothic style• The seat of the president since 1918• St. Vitus Cathedral

Vyšehrad

• Princess Libuše• National cemtary (K.Čapek, B. Smetana,…)

Petřín view Tower

• 60 m tall• 1891

Sources

• „Prague panorama“ - Lukáš Hron http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prague_panorama.jpg#/media/File:Prague_panorama.jpg

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague• http://www.bridge-online.cz/aitom/upload

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