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Heritages
(ZIDOVSKA) OBRADNI SIN — Part of Jewish Museum in Prague
The Ceremonial Hall and mortuary building, by the Old Jewish Cemetery, was constructed in Pseudo-Romanic style during 1911-12, based on a plan by architect F. Gerstl. As a part of the Jewish Museum, the Ceremonial Hall of the Prague Burial Society Hevrah Kaddishah…
BAROKNI ZAHRADY POD PRAZSKYM HRADEM — Baroque Terrace Gardens
Complex of Baroque gardens under the Prague Castle: Ledeburská (The Ledebourk Garden), Malá Pálffyovská (The Small Pálffy Garden), Velká Pálffyovská (The Large Pálffy Garden), Černínská and Malá Fürstenberská (The Small Fürstenberk Garden).
BERTRAMKA — Classicist Villa and Summer House
Villa Betramka, originally a vineyard homestead from the break of the 17th and 18th century, gained its name after one of its the first owners Bertram from Bertram. It became the summer residence in 1784 to eminent czech singer Josefína Dušková and pianist, pedagogue…
BETLEMSKA KAPLE — Pulpit of Master Jan Hus
Reconstructed universitarian chapel, established in 1391, is a place important not only for our history. Master Jan Hus, whose burning to death in July 6th 1415 is the pivotal moment in the czech history, became the preacher here in 1402. Even Martin Luther King named…
BREVNOVSKY MLYN — Windmill of Dutch Type
The mill was established in 1722 for the Břevnovský Monastery on the place of an older mill of the german type. It worked cca up to 1880. Rebuilt into an housing object in 1900, restaurant in the yard up to 1927. It was reconstructed nowadays and is used for housing and…
CONVENT OF ST AGNÉS OF BOHEMIA [Klášter Sv. Anežky České] — Romanic, Gothic Monastery
St. Anežka Česká Monastery was established by the Premyslid Princess Anežka, sister of king Václav 1233, most likely in 1233 as the first Klarisky (St. Clara's Order) Monastery North from Alps. It is the first Gothic building in Prague. The monstery was also a cemetery…
CTENICE — Renaissance-Baroque Chateau
Chateau Ctěnice was originally a Gothic fort, the building today stands on five-angled grounds around a rather small court. Next to the fort are agricultural court with two granges and a long ground agriclutural building. It was Renaissance rebuilt around 1550 and…
DUM U DVOU SLUNCU — Former Renaissance Building
Former one-storey Renaissance building, only its Renaissance portal is preserved today. It sustained a rebuilding in 1673-93 when it gained one more storey, its frontispiece was rebuilt in the Baroque style and replenished with two gables with skylights. House sign…
DUM U KAMENNEHO ZVONU — Gothic Tower House
Former Early-Gothic object was rebuilt in the second quarter of the 14th century into a town palace of the tower type, probably for King Jan Lucemburk. Rebuilt in the 17th and 18th century in Baroque style. Constructional and architectonical researches performed in…
DUM U TRI PSTROSU — Former Renaissance Building
This house was constructed in 1585 and purchased by Jan Fux, a merchant with ostrich quills, in 1597. He has it rebuilt in 1606, painted with frescos with motives of ostrich quills and ostrichs as the house emblem. Baroque storey with two gables added in 1657. Painted…
