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Small Great Palfy Garden - Prague - Czech
Of the two towers, the lower one is in Romanesque style and dates from the 12th century. It is a remnant of the older Judith Bridge. The higher tower is 200 years younger and was erected in the 15th century; unlike the other,it is open to the public, except for the winter months. Prague Information Service has opened one of its centres here. One of the Palace gardens near Palfy palace, flourished in the 18th century when various romantic structures were built with art decorations (salla terrena, garden terraces, loggias, ballustrades, fountains etc.).
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Small Great Palfy Garden - Prague - Czech
Of the two towers, the lower one is in Romanesque style and dates from the 12th century. It is a remnant of the older Judith Bridge. The higher tower is 200 years younger and was erected in the 15th century; unlike the other,it is open to the public, except for the winter months. Prague Information Service has opened one of its centres here. One of the Palace gardens near Palfy palace, flourished in the 18th century when various romantic structures were built with art decorations (salla terrena, garden terraces, loggias, ballustrades, fountains etc.).
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St Nicholas Church - Prague - Czech
This church, built in the period 1704-55, is the most significant historical structure of the so-called Prague Baroque. The architects were G. Santini, K. I. Dienzenhofer, and A. Lurago.
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Strakov Court - Prague - Czech
A Monastery of the Premonstratensian Order at Strahov, originally in Romanesque style, including the Church of Our Lady and the Strahov Library.The Library contains an early Baroque Theological Hall from 1671-79 and a Classicism Philosophical Hall from 1785-94, decorated with frescoes by A. Maulbertsch.
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Strakov Monastery - Prague - Czech
A Monastery of the Premonstratensian Order at Strahov, originally in Romanesque style, including the Church of Our Lady and the Strahov Library.The Library contains an early Baroque Theological Hall from 1671-79 and a Classicism Philosophical Hall from 1785-94, decorated with frescoes by A. Maulbertsch.
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The National Theater - Prague - Czech
A Neo-Rennaisance building of 1868-81, built to plans of J. Zitek. A fire destroyed much of the building in its first year of existence; it was reconstructed by architect Josef Schulz in 1883.
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The Old-new Synagogue - Prague - Czech
The Old-New Synagogue was built in early Gothic style around the middle of the 13th centruy. It was originally called the ""New"" or ""Large"" Synagogue as opposed to the older house of prayer which did not survive. It was not unitl the 16th centruy, when other synagogues were built in Prague, that it became known as the ""Old-New"" Synagogue. The main hall is the only existing medieval-type hall of its kind, represented originally by the Romanesque synagogue in Worms (dating from the 12th century) and the early Gothic synagogue in Regensburg. The hall is vaulted by six 5-partite vault compartments supported by two octangonal pillars.
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Unknown Castle - Prague - Czech
On the basis of archeological research and the oldest written sources it is thought that Prague Castle was founded around the year 880 by Prince Borivoj of the house of Premyslides. The early medieval castle site was fortified with a moat and a rampart of clay and stones. The first walled building was the church of Our Lady. Other churches, dedicated to St. George and St. Vitus, were founded in the first half of the 10th century. From the 10th century Prague Castle was not only the seat of the head of state, the princes and later kings, but also of the highest representative of church, the Prague bishop. The first convent in Bohemia was also founded in the grounds of Prague Castle, a convent next to the church of St. George for the order of Benedictine nuns.
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