National Museum
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- City: Prague
It is a Czech museum aimed to systematically establish, prepare and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections. The National Museum houses more than 14 million items from the area ...
National Technical Museum
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- City: Prague
Located in the Letna district of Prague, the National Technical Museum is the largest institution dedicated to preserving information and artifacts related to t...
Old Jewish Cemetery
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- City: Prague
Europe's oldest surviving Jewish graveyard was established in the first half of the 15th century. On the left wall before the entrance is a plaque detailing conservation efforts (which cost 1 million ...
Old Royal Palace
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- City: Prague
Former seat of the Czech rulers, the Old Royal Palace is a mix of many architectural styles, particularly Gothic and Renaissance. Visitors first enter the Vladislav hall, the largest high-Gothic ...
Old Town Square
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- City: Prague
Old Town Square is the center of eventful history of Prague. It is surrounded with historical buildings such as the Old Town City Hall with the famous Astronomical Clock, the imposing St. Nichola...
Old-New Synagogue
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- City: Prague
The name sounds strange for a building from the 13th century but it was originally just 'New' to distinguish it from an even older synagogue. This was replaced by the Spanish Synagogue in the 17th cen...
Olsany Cemetery
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- City: Prague
Prague's main burial ground once had as many as two million burials during the plague epidemic. It is the largest graveyard in Prague, particularly noted for its many remarkable art nouveau monuments....
Petrin Hill
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- City: Prague
A mini version of the Eiffel Tower, the romantic Petrin Hill is a favorite recreational area for the inhabitants of Prague. This hillside slopes down from the Castle and Strahov Monastery to Mala Stra...
Pinkas Synagogue
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- City: Prague
This is dedicated to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust from Bohemia and Moravia: inscribed in tiny red and black letters on almost every square inch of wallspace are the names of 77,297 Jews who wer...
Postal Museum
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- City: Prague
This tiny but lovely museum with its letter boxes, mail coach and drawers of old postage stamps, including a rare Penny Black, portrays the independent and autonomous status of the Czech and Slovak na...
Prague Botanical Garden
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- City: Prague
Open air exhibitions including historical vineyard of St. Claire and Japanese garden, the most famous being the Fata Morgana greenhouse, all on the grounds of t...
Prague Castle
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- City: Prague
The former seat of the King is now the official residence and office of the President of the Czech Republic. This medieval castle is Prague's premier tourist attraction, and probably the largest ancie...