Prague Hana Šimáková, Natálie Rapčáková V7A

Content Key points History Interesting places Cultural life

Key points Capital Biggest city – Over milion people – 500 km 2 10 districts Hundred towers city, Gold Prague Heads of state

History Libuše – prophesied the glory 6 th century – The Slavs 9 th century – Bořivoj 14 th century – Charles IV. – University, St. Vitus Cathedral, The New Town 15 th century – centre of hussism 1419 – defenestration in New Town Hall

1420 – first anti hussite crusade 16 th century – Rudolph II. - scientists,artists 17 th century – Thirty-year´s war 1621 – Prague execution – old town square 18 th century – centre of cultural life – the national revival 1918 – capital of ondependent republic 1938 – occuped by german troops

persecuted after Heydrich 9 th May 1945 – liberation by Russians 1968 – normalization 17 th November 1989 Velvet Revolution 1 st January 1993 – capital of Czech Republic

Interesting places All styles of architecture Five historical districts: Old Town, The New Town, Josefov, Jewish ghetto, Malá Strana, Hradčany Prague castle – seat of king, president – Dominated St. Vitus Cathedral – Old Royal Palace – Vladislav hall – Golden lane

Little quarter – baroque places Charles bridge – second oldest in central europe Across Vltava – Old Town and New Town Old town square - centre of old Prague – Astronomical clock Nowdays – Wenceslas square – statue Vyšehrad castle – legends Clementinum Carolinum

Cultural life Centre of cultural life Art galleries – prague castle National museum National theatre, Stavovské theatre (Don Giovanni) Dvořák Hall – Prague spring festival Lucerna Hall, Congres Centre Countless others

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