|
Praha (the name of the city in Czech) is known as the pearl of Europe for its beauty. Since the fall
of the Iron Curtain the city is invaded every year by thousands of foreign visitors.
Prague (Czech: Praha ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated on the Vltava river in central Bohemia, it is home to approximately 1.2 million people. (It can be derived from jobs statistics, however, that an additional 300,000
work there without having registered as residents.)
Nicknames for Prague have included "city of a hundred spires" and "the golden city". Since 1992, the historic center of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. According to Guinness World Records, Prague Castle is the largest ancient castle in the world.
Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Prague has become one of Europe's (and the world's)
most popular tourist destinations. Prague was one of the few European cities relatively untouched during the World Wars, allowing
its historic architecture to stay true to form. There are lots of old buildings, many with beautiful murals on them. It contains one of the world's most pristine and varied collections of architecture, from Art Nouveau to Baroque, Renaissance, Cubist, Gothic, Neo-Classical and ultra-modern.
THE THREE ANGELS...READY TO EXPLORE THE BOHEMIAN CITY
CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE TOP
|
