Czech Republic: Praha - Prague - Prag - Praag

This is a partly remake of my former video of Prague (2007), because in some parts the graphical quality of that video was not so good. In no other city I visited, I felt such a strong interweaving of the past in the present. Some additional information: 00:06 The Church of Our Lady before Tyn was founded in 1385. The two spires are not symmetrical. This is characteristic of the gothic architecture of that time, it represents the masculine and feminine side of the world. 00:20 The Jewish Quarter Josefov. The name Josefov refers to the emperor Josef II, who improved the living conditions for the Jewish in Prague. The Jewish Quarter contains the remains of Pragues former Jewish ghetto. 00:40 The Rudolfinum (opened in 1885) is a music auditorium and one of the most important neo-renaissance buildings in Prague. In front of it is the Golden muse Statue. It is situated on the bank of the river Vltava. Currently it is the seat of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. 00:55 The Gothic Powder Tower lies next to the Municipal House The construction of the 65m tall Powder Tower begun in 1475. Together with the Old Town Bridge Tower, the Powder Tower is the only existing part of the former Prague Old Town fortification. It used to form one of the 13 entrances to the Old Town. The tower got its present name in the 17th century when it was used to store gunpowder. 01:08 The Municipal House is the most spectacular art nouveau building in Prague. Its construction dates back to the beginning ...



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