Near the main entrance to Prague Castle is the intricately-frescoed Schwarzenberg Palace. Schwarzenberg Palace exterior
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Prague, Part 19: Schwarzenberský palác (Schwarzenberg Palace)
Posted in Architecture, Photography, Travel, tagged czech republic, museum, prague, schwarzenberg palace on 22 April, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Prague, Part 8: Pražský orloj (Astronomical Clock)
Posted in Architecture, Photography, Travel, tagged clock, crowds, czech republic, prague on 10 November, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Our last stop in Old Town is the intricate Astrological Clock (Pražský orloj), according to the BBC, one of “the oldest and most elaborate clocks ever built,” as well as one of Prague’s most popular tourist attractions.
Prague, Part 7: Staroměstské náměstí (Old Town Square)
Posted in Architecture, Photography, Travel, tagged crowds, czech republic, prague on 2 November, 2009 | 6 Comments »
At the heart of Prague’s Old Town district is Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí), bustling, hustling, and very heavily touristy. At nighttime, it is much more mellow and charming, and that was our preferred time to see it of the 4 or 5 times we passed through the square. Old Town Square at night
Prague, Part 6: Staré Město (Old Town)
Posted in Architecture, Photography, Travel, tagged art nouveau, czech republic, gothic, prague on 30 October, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Adjoining New Town is Prague’s highly touristy, but also very interesting, Old Town (Staré Město). At the border between the two is the ancient Powder Tower, built in 1475 and long a part of the coronation route of Czech kings, which wound from Vyšehrad, through this tower, past the Town Hall in Old Town Square, [...]
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