1. MY CITY BRNO
Created: Monika Hrdličková, Michal Kocman, Anna Strýčková, Vojta Vávrů
Expert adviser: Mgr. Marcela Popková

2. Obsah:
Spilberk castle
Content
Old town hall
Masaryk circuit
Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul
Capuchin Crypt
Veveri castle
Legend of the Dragon
Pictures from Brno
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3. Spilberk Castle
Špilberk Castle is a castle on the hilltop in Brno, Southern Moravia. Its construction began as early as the first half of the 13th century by the Přemyslid kings and complete by King Ottokar II of Bohemia.
Spilberk

4. Old Town Hall
The beginnings of the Old Town Hall in the 13th century, when Brno gained city rights. In 1243 it is mentioned office magistrate, who had to have a seat, which can be used with a certain probability to locate sites today's Old Town Hall.
1842
2016

5. Masaryk Circuit
Automotodrom Brno joint-stock company was founded in 1994 and is the operator of the racing circuit. The director of the company since 2005 Ivana Ulmanová. The most important one, which the company annually makes the world championship motorcycle Grand Prix Czech Republic. In the years 1999, 2004 and 2007 the company was awarded for the best organized Grand Prize Trophy mastered IRTA.

6. Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is located on the Petrov hill in the centre of the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. It is a national cultural monument and one of the most important pieces of architecture in South Moravia. The interior is mostly Baroque in style, while the impressive 84-metre-high towers were constructed to the Gothic Revival designs of the architect August Kirstein in 1904–5 .
In the 14th century, the Cathedral was rebuilt on an earlier construction as a three-nave Gothic basilica.

7. Capuchin Crypt
The Capuchin Crypt in Brno is a funeral room mainly for Capuchin friars. The crypt was founded in the mid 17th century in the basement of the Capuchin Monastery in the historical centre of Brno. The bodies of people buried there turned into mummies because of the geological composition of the ground and the system of airing.

8. Veveri Castle
According to legend, the castle Veveří was founded by Přemyslid Duke Conrad of Brno in the middle of the 11th Century, then only as a hunting lodge . Nevertheless, the first credible recorded mention about the castle is from the years 1213 and 1222, when King Přemysl Otakar I used the fortified castle as a prison for rebellious peers.
Madonna of Veveří, the most influential painting of gothic art (ca 1350)

9. Legend of the Dragon
There are several legends connected with the City of Brno; one of the best known is the Legend of the Brno Dragon.It is said that there was a terrible creature terrorizing the citizens of Brno. The people had never seen such a beast before, so they called it a dragon.

10. Tramvaj
Špilberk
Josefská ulice
Kostel sv. Tomáše
Katedrála s. Petra a Pavla

11. POUŽITÉ INFORMAČNÍ ZDROJE:
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Autor: Czenek - Own work
Autor: Emillie & Lloyd - The Crypt at the Capuchin Monastery, Brno, Czech Rep.
Autor: Ondraness
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