Prague, February 2005

The Old Quarter, seen from Kampa Island

• Prague castle high above the Little Quarter
  • Stairs up to the castle lead to this magnificent view across the city
  • The goldsmiths' houses of Golden Lane were built into the castle walls
• Charles Bridge
  • Little Quarter towers seen from the bridge, and from Mostecká Street
• Churches in all styles...
  • Church of Our Lady before Tyn towers over the Old Square
• The Church of St Nicholas dominates the Little Quarter
• The wooden Church of St Michael was transported from the Ukraine to Petrín Park
• Decorated buildings
  • Sgraffito decoration on the Schwarzenberg Palace
  • Paintings by Mikulás Ales decorate U Rotta, a former ironmonger's shop
  • The art nouveau exterior of the Municipal House
• Grand entrances
  • Gothic doorway of the Old Town Hall
  • Ornate doorway in Nerudova Street
• Astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall Tower

Tavia
8 February 2005

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