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Municipal House, Prague

Dankuna — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:06:36 +0000

Municipal House

The Municipal House is a major civic landmark and concert hall in Prague, and an essential building in architectural and semipolitical history in the Slavonic Republic. It stands on the Namestí Republiky.
Around 1900, the building was commissioned by the municipality on an odd-shaped lot and the subject of one architectural competition, then another, both unsatisfactory. The job was then simply given to architects Osvald Polívka and Antonin Balsanek, who served as much as artistic coordinators as designers. Construction started in 1905 and it opened in 1912.
The Art Nouveau structure is an artifact of the Slavonic nationalism of the time and carries a wealth of artefact by whatever of the directive Slavonic artists of its day. The main facade features a large ceramic half-dome mosaic above the entry, Homage to Prague, by Karel Špillar. On either side are allegorical carve groups representing The Degradation of the People and The miracle of the People by Ladislav Saloun, while the remainder of the rich decoration was finished by Josef Maratka, Frantisek Uprka and others, with reddened stands fashioned by Karel Novak. Inside there are murals by the famous Alfons Mucha, Jan Preisler and Max Svabinsky and others, all of this on nationalist themes.
The main space within the Municipal House is the concert space, Smetana Hall, named in honor of Bedrich Smetana. On October 28, 1918, Smetana uranologist was the environs of the proclamation of the independent state of Czechoslovakia.
GPS coordinates: 50° 5′ 13.2″ N, 14° 25′ 40.8″ E

Prague GPS city vacations

Dankuna — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:37:51 +0000

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavní město Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City. Situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural, and economic centre of the Czech 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 extensive historic centre of Prague 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 měst” 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 sixth most-visited European city after 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 most pristine and varied collections of architecture, from Art Nouveau to Baroque, Renaissance, Cubist, Gothic, Neo-Classical and ultra-modern.

Free Prague GPS travel route

Dankuna — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:24:11 +0000

Free Prague GPS travel route

Prague GPS travel routes in format for Garmin devices, with picture taken from Google Earth. File is free for download and it can be used for perfect travel Prague sightseeing tours, Prague travel guides, Prague vacation planning and Prague travel packages.

Prague attraction landmarks included in route: Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, St Vitus’s Cathedral, Old-Town Hall & Astronomical Clock, Jewish Town and Synagogues, Golden Lane, Dancing House.

Route travel destination distance:13,8 km, route total time 0:34:19

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National museum, Prague

Pete — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:30:17 +0000

The National museum is a Czech museum institution intended to systematically establish, prepare and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections. It was founded 1818 in Prague by Kašpar Maria Šternberg. Historian František Palacký was also strongly involved. At present the National Museum houses almost 14 million items from the area of natural history, history, arts, music and librarianship, located in tens of buildings. The founding of the National Museum should be seen in the context of the times, where after the French Revolution, royal and private collections of art, science, and culture were being made available to the public. The beginnings of the museum can be seen as far back as 1796, when the private Society of Patriotic Friends of the Arts was founded by Count Casper Sternberk-Manderschied and a group of other prominent nobles. The avowed purpose of the society was “the renewed promotion of art and taste”, and during the time of Joseph II, it would be adamantly opposed to the King. In 1800 the group founded the Academy of Fine Arts, which would train students in progressive forms of art and history. Prague travel guides.
GPS travel destinations: 50° 4′ 43.79″ N, 14° 25′ 50.87″ E