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pace for the building. Construction began when the Jesuits chose the initial plans by Giovanni Domenico Orsi in 1673 and lasted approximately one hundred years. There are different elements to the church including it's art, architecture, musical venue and site of a Czech scurity observation point.

The town got royal permission to build its own town hall and this was completed in 1338. Most people will not go inside and much of the internal areas have no public access anyway so people confine themselves to the view from outside. Of course the most striking attraction is the tower which you can get to either by walking up the ramps or by lift. The most popular aspect is the Astronomical Clock and Calendarium which on the hour during the day causes the windows to open so you can see the procession of the apostles. Both the clock and calendarium have had damage and maintenance issues over the years an at one point after restoration it was the first time in more than 400 years that both had been working at the same time.

Charles Bridge: Originally a wooden structure it got washed away during a bad flood and was replaced by a stronger stone structure which became known as the Judith Bridge. After more flood damage it was basically this structure that was strengthened, repaired and formed into what you see today. It was decorated and renamed in the honour of King Charles IV. It has 30 statues of saints (15 on each side) each with it's own history and unbelievably it still had a tramline running across it up until 1976.

Who made the little 19 inch wooden wax covered doll is not known but we do know that The Infant Jesus of Prague originally came from Spain and was given as a wedding present to Duchess Maria Manrique de Lara in 1556 on her marriage in Bohemia. On her death the statuette passed to her daughter Polyxena. After her first husbands death she married into the powerful Lobkowicz family and in 1628 she decided to give the precious statue to the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites attached to the church of Our Lady of Victory.

The Royal Palace was one of the original buildings in the castle complex and adjoined to the All Saints Chapel (now the All Saints Church). The Vladislav Hall was added later. If you here talk of "defenstration" it was from windows in this hall that the two governors were thrown. The wide staircase is named the "riders staircase" as knights would arrive in the hall on horseback. The view from the hall overlooks the adjacent

Home to the "little people" i.e. servants, smiths and soldiers and one Franz Kafka for a while. You'll have to be little to get under the doors without banging your head as well. Its a neat little cobblestoned street with houses on one side mostly built into the wall. Quaint windows, antique furnishings and earth colours make it an interesting place to visit.

Prague Picture Gallery is a permanent exhibition showing more than 100 paintings from the collection of Rudolph II and new collections from the 17th Century to the present. The exhibition is located in the former stables of the second courtyard adjacent to the Pacassi Gate.

The Petrín Lookout Tower (rozhledna) is a 63.5 metre high steel framework tower in Prague. It's often referred to as the "little Eiffel Tower" even though the design and size is completely different (it looks similar). Set in the grounds of the Petrin Park it looks great all year round but best in the spring and summer.

The Municipal House was originally built to be an administrative and cultural centre. Located just inside the Old Town it was built on the area once occupied by the former Royal Court before it moved to Prague Castle. Formerly an army barracks it was demolished as part of the Czech National Revival celebrations at the turn of the 20th Century. Commissioned by the city, building began in 1906 and the Municipal House opened in 1912 and for many years stood as both a functioning building and national landmark.

10.10.2017

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