On May 5-8, 1945, an uprising against the German occupation forces took place in Prague. The result was the peaceful surrender of the Germans to the American, which prevented mass bloodshed on both sides. The uprising was commanded by General Karel Kutlvašr, whose wife, Jelizaveta, recalled in 1968: “In the evening, it must have been […]| Our Beautiful Prague
Prague’s public transport is absolutely reliable, clean, and very cheap. You can travel 24 hours a day all over Prague for the equivalent of 5 USD, and you will arrive everywhere on time, regardless of the traffic situation in Prague. The metro runs underground on its own tracks. Trams have tracks on the street, but […] The post Travel Around Prague Like a Local! appeared first on Our Beautiful Prague.| Our Beautiful Prague
The Prague Castle complex is the largest in the world; it covers over 17 acres. Therefore, when you take tram (22 or 23) up to Prague Castle, you can get off at four different stations, depending on which part of it you want to visit. The Royal Summer Palace (Královský letohrádek) stop is right […]| Our Beautiful Prague
If you walk across Charles Bridge from the Old Town, you will see the Pieta statue on the third pillar on the left. It is the work of sculptor Emanuel Max, who created it in 1859. Originally, another Pieta statue by Baroque sculptor Jan Brokoff was located on this spot, dating back to 1695. In […]| Our Beautiful Prague
An old man sat in church every day, motionless for hours. One day the priest asked him: “What does God speak to you about?” “God does not speak, he only listens,” said the old man. “Oh, and what do you speak to him about?” “I don’t speak either. I only listen.” At the start of […]| Our Beautiful Prague
One of the landmarks of Prague’s Vinohrady District is the Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord. The most important sacred building of the 20th century in the Czech Republic, which was built less than 100 years ago, is inspired by Noah’s Ark and has royal symbolism. The church stands on Jiří z …| Our Beautiful Prague
First of all, it should be said that the word “procházka” has two meanings in Czech. With a capital letter at the beginning, it is the 12th most common surname. With a lowercase letter at the start of the word, “procházka” means an ordinary walk. Anywhere – along the street, in a meadow, in the …| Our Beautiful Prague
The end of World War II meant not only freedom for Czechoslovakia but also a relatively rapid road to unfreedom. At the end of this road was the communist putsch on February 25, 1948 and the ensuing 41 long years of totalitarian regime. Czechoslovakia was established on October 28, 1918, after the collapse of …| Our Beautiful Prague
The first state formation on the territory of today’s Czech Republic, which we have at least some concrete and verified information about, was the Samo Empire, whose origins date back to the year 623. Czech history is sparse for words about who lived, hunted, grew crops, were born and died “with us” before this era. …| Our Beautiful Prague
The well-known quote “I know that I know nothing.” is attributed to the philosopher Socrates. We don’t know if he actually said it, but we know one thing for sure: Socrates did not know Prague because he died about a thousand years before it was founded. However, for Prague, his quote applies without fail. One …| Our Beautiful Prague
Tiny, fragile, fluffy sweetness. This, which is the color of freshly fallen powder, is known everywhere worldwide. It’s known as meringue after its place of origin. The Czech language has a poetic name for it – pusinka. (“Pusinka” is a diminutive of the word “pusa”, meaning mouth. In this diminutive version, it is an …| Our Beautiful Prague
The Battle of White Mountain was a crucial battle in Czech history that changed life in the kingdom for 300 years. Four years after the battle, a small chapel was built on White Mountain in the middle of the former battlefield, with processions coming to give thanks for the victory in the memorable battle. The […]| Our Beautiful Prague
The future factory manufacturer Josef Volman was born in 1883 into the family of the owner of a workshop to produce agricultural machinery. At the age of eighteen, he set out on his first trip to America, returning there in 1907 for a three-year stay to learn American entrepreneurship and the art of management. He …| Our Beautiful Prague
If we look at a map of Prague, we can clearly see that the Kinsky Summer Palace in the Kinsky Garden at the foot of Petřín Hill was built on the axis of the Kinsky Palace in the Old Town Square. And that’s not a coincidence at all. God – Honor – Fatherland Although the …| Our Beautiful Prague
Even seemingly simple and self-evident things had to first occur to someone. We’ll never know who the first prehistoric man was who was the first to put a piece of meat on a hot stone in a cave somewhere – but we do know that it was several hundred thousand years ago and that is …| Our Beautiful Prague
One of the essential parts of the beauty of Prague is the diversity of its architecture. In Prague we can find Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classicist, Art Nouveau, Functionalist and Cubist or Rondocubist buildings. Among them are also Brutalist buildings, of which the New Stage building at the National Theater is probably the most famous. …| Our Beautiful Prague
