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Prague
Vinohrady's grand old market hall dates from 1902, but in recent times it has struggled to find a purpose. The interior has now been given a lavish makeover, however, to display high-end home and furniture design. Stroll the upper floors to see the best modern lighting, tables and furnishings from Italian, German and local designers.
There's a stylish cafe on the 2nd floor that's worth a sit-down. Wine, good coffee and some small dishes such as soup and cake are served.
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Built over a time span of almost 600 years, St Vitus is one of the most richly endowed cathedrals in central Europe. It is pivotal to the religious and…
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Strolling across Charles Bridge is everybody’s favourite Prague activity. However, by 9am it’s a 500m-long fairground, with an army of tourists squeezing…
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Prague’s most popular attraction. Looming above the Vltava's left bank, its serried ranks of spires, towers and palaces dominate the city centre like a…
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This museum consists of six Jewish monuments clustered together in Josefov: the Maisel Synagogue; the Pinkas Synagogue; the Spanish Synagogue; the Klaus…
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Strahov Library is the largest monastic library in the country, with two magnificent baroque halls dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. You can peek…
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Prague’s most exuberantly art-nouveau building is a labour of love, with every detail of its design and decoration carefully considered, and every…
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While this monument's massive functionalist structure has all the elegance of a nuclear power station, the interior is a spectacular extravaganza of…
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More a broad boulevard than a typical European city square, Wenceslas Square has witnessed a great deal of Czech history – a giant Mass was held here…
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Vinohrady’s largest and prettiest park was designed as a classic English garden in the 19th century, and it’s still a good place to put down a blanket and…
2. Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord
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This church from 1932 is one of Prague’s most original pieces of 20th-century architecture. It’s the work of Jože Plečnik, a Slovene architect who also…
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This small gallery highlights some of the best up-and-coming Czech artists working in the visual arts, including painting, photography and video. The…
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Prague’s tallest landmark – and depending on your tastes, either its ugliest or its most futuristic feature – is the 216m-tall TV Tower, erected between…
5. Miminka (David Černý Sculpture)
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Perhaps David Černý's most famous public artwork is the 10 giant crawling babies with slots for faces that appear to be exploring the outside of the TV…
6. National Museum New Building
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In 2009 the National Museum expanded into the ugly building next door. This so-called New Building now hosts changing exhibitions on various historical,…
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Looming above Wenceslas Square is the neo-Renaissance bulk of the National Museum, designed in the 1880s by Josef Schulz as an architectural symbol of the…
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What, a railway station as a tourist attraction? Perhaps not all of it, but it's certainly worth heading to the top floor for a look at the newly…