Prague vacation guide
Praha is the capital and bigest town of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavn msto Praha, in Czech language Prague, the Capital City. Placed on the River Vltava in key Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural, and economic centre of the Czechoslovakian state for more than 1100 years. The city proper is home to more than 1.2 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 1.9 million. Since 1992, the broad historic centre of Czech capital has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Nicknames for Prague have included “the mother of cities” (Praga mater urbium, or “Praha matka mst” in Czech)”, “city of a hundred spires” and “the golden city”. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Prague has become one of Europe’s (and the world’s) most popular tourist destinations. It is the 6th most-visited European metropolis afterward London, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Berlin. Prague suffered considerably less damage during World War II than some other major cities in the region, allowing most of its historic architecture to stay true to form. It contains one of the world’s nearly pristine and varied collections of architecture, from Art Nouveau to Baroque, Renaissance, Cubist, Gothic, Neo-Classical and ultra-modern.
Interesting attractions are:
The Dancing House is the nickname (”Drunk House”) given to an office building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic at Ra¡novo n¡be¾ 80, 120 00 Praha 2. It was designed by Croatian-born Czech designer Vlado Miluni in co-operation with Canadian designer Frank Gehry on a vacant riverfront plot (where the former construction had been ruined during the Bombing of Prague in 1945). The building started in 1994 and was finished in 1996. Take on photograph at that travel.
Wenceslas Square is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings. The public square is named afterward Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. Formerly known as Konsky trh (English: Horse Market), for its periodic accommodation of horse markets during the Middle Ages, it was renamed Svatovaclavske namest (English: Saint Wenceslas square) in 1848 on the proposal of Karel Havlcek Borovsky. Prague is one of most visited tourist cities in Europe. Good accomodation, food and beer. Avoid winter because of very low temperatures.
Related Posts:
- Related posts on czech
- Plot Thickens in EC Raid on Power Giant « Don at Dawn
- Related posts on czech republic travel
- Prague interactive guide » Entrevalls
- Castles and more in the Czech Republic. Travel snapshots