WELCOME TO PRAGUE WELCOME TO PRAGUE Prague includes almost 2000 cultural monuments. The view from the castle of Prague Another view over the city from the castle St George's basilica The oldest church, the Basilica of St. George, is one of the few Roman churches that still has remained of the previous stone building inside. It has contained the relics of St. Ludmilla, the first saint national patron. The Vltava river The royal palace An interior courtyard of the castle St Vitus cathedral St Vitus cathedral and its gothic interior Mucha s stained-glass windows St Wenceslas' chapel The chapel paintings express the medieval devotion to St Wenceslas. The walls of this Chapel are covered with more than 1,300 precious stones. St Guy s cathedral The golden lane Small houses built in the gothic fortification, the 16th century homes of castle riflemen and craftsmen. The Royal Summer Palace of Queen Anne or Belvedere (the most remarkable renaissance building in Prague) Wallenstein Garden Geometrically designed, this garden was created in The statues are copies of originals by Adrian de Vries from Today it is the palace houses of the Senate of the Czech Republic. Malastrana place The walls of this building are painted with graffites The Cernin Palace, a baroque palace, now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Loreto The tower contains 27 loretto bells which play a Marian song. The most valuable item of the liturgical treasury is the so-called Prague Sun, a monstrance weighing over 12 kg and embellished with 6,222 diamonds. Strahov Monastery A Monastery of the Premonstratensian Order at Strahov, originally in Romanesque style, including the Church of Our Lady and the Strahov Library. The Library contains an early Baroque Theological Hall from and a Classicism Philosophical Hall from , decorated with frescoes by A. Maulbertsch. St Nicolas church St James church The Neruda street The Church of Our Lady Victorious Prague Child Jesus, a baroque structure The Petrin tower Reduced copy of the Eiffel Tower (60 m high) built in 1891 on the occasion of the Jubilee Exhibition. Charles Bridge Old town bridge towers The Municipal House An Art Nouveau building built in is the place of the International Music Festival. The rich interior and exterior decorations are the work of Alfonso Mucha. The Municipal House The gothic powder tower The estate s theatre The national theatre Today drama, opera and ballet are performed here The old Jewish cemetery The old town square Old Town Square provides a dazzling panorama. It is the most charming city streets of Europe. Every building is different in every detail - roof, windows, doors and colours from the most unconventional, yet pleasing palette: tangerine and pistacchio, apple red and lime green. In the centre, the monument to Jan Hus, teacher, preacher and martyr. The old town Hall with the astronomical clock An unique astronomical clock The clock is of the beginning of the 15th century. In the upper part every hour a procession of the 12 Apostles in succession appears at the window, in the lower-part is a copy of 12 internal medallions with the signs of the zodiacal constellations. The clock dial is the central part and represents the astronomical phenomena such as sunrise and sunset. Church of Our Lady before Tyn Second only to St Vitus Cathedral, it is the most remarkable Gothic church with a Baroque interior Wenceslas Square Vysehrad The Emmaus monastery with the Church of our Lady and Slavic patron saints It was founded by Charles IV in 1347 for Slavonic Benedictines. At the end of World War II, it burned following a bombing raid. The two asymmetrical spires were finished in 1967