Wonderful Prague

How to get to Prague? This house is the most typical example of the petty-bourgeois Renaissance architecture of the Czech Republic. Its core belongs to the beginning of the 15th century and is late Gothic, and in the 16th century a reconstruction took place in the then fashionable Renaissance style. At the same time added a superstructure of the fourth floor with an expressive lunette cornice, but the new floor was small, so it did not break the structure of the house. Surely the first time hearing about the House "At the minute", you drew attention to its unusual name. Initially, the house was given another name - "The White Lion." Mention of this you can see in the house sign, which has survived until today. The mark is not removed in memory of the first owner of the house - M. Bartle - and his legendary pharmacy, which existed for about 138 years. The current name - "The minute" appeared later. It comes from the "minuciozni", which...

How to get to Prague? For the 7th time in the city, the Escape6 Prague Car Festival will be held - the largest automobile exhibition fair that will present hundreds of unique cars and arrange an interesting cultural program that will appeal to all fans.

How to get to Prague? Mariánské Lázně       Mariánské Lázně is a beautiful spa town located in the west of the Czech Republic. Mariánské Lázně is known throughout the world for its healing methods, effective and quality natural healing resources, as well as its picturesque, enchanting beauty and surroundings. In the resort area, about 100 cold springs of mineral water with a high content of carbon dioxide were discovered. Many residents of the Czech Republic prefer this cozy place before treatment and rest abroad. Mariánské Lázně is well known for its attractions such as Boheminium Park - a favorite place for vacationers in the resort of Mariánské Lázně. The park is located on the outskirts of the city, and it presents the main monuments and historical buildings of the Czech Republic, made in miniature. No less popular among vacationers The main colonnade is a landmark of the city, built in 1889 and is an architectural monument. The colonnade is a structure, 11...

How to get to Prague? Inverted horse        The inverted horse, sticking out his tongue, hangs under the dome of Lucerne's passage. Every self-respecting tourist, who knows about the presence of an inverted horse, considers it his duty to take pictures with him. And especially advanced - also tear off the inverted horse language. True, for this it is necessary to show a special wit - the monument still hangs high enough. Nevertheless, the periodically turned horse remains without a tongue.        But not everything is so simple and funny with this sculpture. In fact, its author laid a deep meaning in the monument, which in time was understood and accepted by many local residents. According to legend, the horse will hang in such a state until "in the lands of the Crown of Czechs the Constitutional monarchy does not triumph."

How to get to Prague? The monument The head is made of stainless steel, polished to a mirror finish, and a huge number of wires and other electrical equipment that drives the transformation mechanism. The monument, as conceived at the very beginning, is really in a state of permanent work, and only under adverse weather conditions, snowfall or severe frost, is it hidden under a special "wrapper". The height of the sculpture is 10 m, and it weighs more than 45 tons. Actually, the head is made up of 42 discs that can rotate in different directions. The weight of these disks is 38 tons, everything else is for electrical equipment, in particular, for electrical wires with a total length of more than 1 km. The discs installed in the original, preset position form a portrait of Franz Kafka in three-dimensional space.