Transcript POWDER TOWER - Wirtualna Polska
Prague
By 9.B
Prague Castle
Prague Castle is open every day.
Prague Castle
Take the bus 119 from the airport and go to Dejvická station. Then take the tram 2 and go to Prašný most station.
Go along U Prašného mostu street to the Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral.
Prague Castle is a castle in Prague where the Czech kings and presidents of the Czech Republic have had their offices. The crown jewels are kept here. Prague Castle is one of the biggest castles in the world. The castle was built in the 9th century. The Basilica of Saint George and St. Vitus Cathedral, that are here, were founded in the half of the 10th century. In the 14th century, the royal palace was rebuilt in Gothic style. The Castle was conquered many times. After Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the castle became the seat of the Head of State of the new Czech Republic.
Prague Castle
The Prague Castle includes gothic St. Vitus Cathedral, romanesque Basilica of St. George, a monastery and several palaces, gardens and defense towers. Most of the castle areas are open to tourists.
Historical monuments can be visited all the year round except the 24th December. Changing of the Guards ceremony by the Castle gates takes place every hour. At noon it also includes a fanfare and the flag ceremony in the First Courtyard.
Prague Castle is open every day.
April - September November - March
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
9 a.m. – 4 p.m
Prague Castle Gardens and the Stag Moat including a tourist footpath are open daily:
April and October May and September June and July August
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
10 a.m. – 7 p.m
10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
The garden is not open from November to March
Prague Castle
Type of ticket Prague Castle – long tour Prague Castle – short tour Prague Castle Picture Gallery Permanent exhibition "The Story of Prague Castle" Convent of St.George – National Gallery Powder Tower Full admission
CZK 350 CZK 250 CZK 150 CZK 140 temporarily closed CZK 50
Discount (*)
CZK 175 CZK 125 CZK 80 CZK 70
Family admission (*)
CZK 500 CZK 300 CZK 200 CZK 200 CZK 25 CZK 70
* Admission Fee Reductions
Saint Vitus Cathedral
Saint Vitus Cathedral
Saint Vitus Cathedral was built from 14th century to 20th century. During the construction the Saint Vitus Cathedral was damaged by war. The main architect was Matthias of Arras. The construction was finished in 1929. In Saint Vitus Cathedral are graved Czech kings.
Saint Vitus Cathedral
Opening time: March - October: Monday - Saturday 9:00-17:00 , Sunday 9:00-16:00 November - February: Monday Saturday 9:00-16:00 , Sunday 12:00-16:00 Entrance fee 100CZK.
Petřín
The journey
From the Prague Castle walk througt the Hradčany square, go along the Loretánská Street to Úvoz Street. Go along the Strahov cloister and pass the Strahov garden to Petřín.
About the monument
The hill Petřín measures about 327 metres. It is a view point of Prague. There are lots of historical buildings, statues, historical places and gardens. The most interesting is the lookout Petřín. It was built in 1891 and it is 63,5 metres high. It is five times smaller than Eiffel tower. The lookout Petřín has got 299 stairs.
There is a labyrinth with lots of mirrors. There is also the hungry wall,. It was built in 1361 by Charles IV. Indigent people built it, because they didn‘t have any money for food. Petřín is a love place for people in love! There is a statue of Karel Hynek Mácha.This statue is for people in love.
If you don't want to walk up the hill, you can go by cableway. It was built in 1891, too. Entrance fee (cableway) 20,-
Opening time (lookout+labyrinth)
At the weekends it is open from 10:00 to 17:00. And on the weekdays, too. In the summer season ( May, June, July and August ) it is open from 10:00 to 22:00.
Entrance fee (lookout petřín)
adults: 60, children, students and annuitants: 40, disabled and children up to ten: 20,-
Entrance fee (labyrinth)
adults: 50, children, students and annuitants: 40, disabled and children up to ten: 20,-
The back journey
From Petřín go by cableway to Újezd. And from there go by tram number 6,9,22 or 23 to the tram stop National theatre.
National Theatre
How to get there :
:From the tram stop Újezd go by tram number 6,9 22,23 and go to the tram stop Národní divadlo,get out and you stand in front of National theatre.
About the monument:
This is the most famous theatre in the Czech Republic.It started to be built on 29 January 1845,and it was opened for the first time on 11 June 1881!But on 12 August 1881 it caught fire and it was destroyed…
People started with reconstruction and in 1882 it was opened again.The first opera which was played here was Libuše(written by Bedřich Smetana)..Now you can see there a lot of our famous operas and theatre
If you want to reserve tickets for operas you can go to the theatre or call there.
BOX OFFICES OF THE NATIONAL THEATRE Mon – Sun 10.00 – 18.00
phone:224 901 448
Dancing house
How to get there:
Get on tram number 17 or 21 and go to tram stop Jirásek Square(Jiráskovo náměstí) and then you´ll see a big grey modern building structure on the right
Basic information:
Dancing house (Ginger and Fred) was built in 1996 in Prague in Jirásek Square (Jiráskovo náměstí) near the river Vltava.Architects of this modern building are Vlado Milunic,Frank.O Gehry and Eva Jiřičná.
The project is inspirated by two dancers-Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers= that´s why it´s called "dancing" house....
Interesting information:
This edifice was in a question for a long time and it got one of awards for design in the magazine American
Time.And in the Czech magazine Architect it was chosen as one of five most important constructions of the 90 ´ s.
Interior:
There are cafes,luxury restaurants, offices and places to let.
Charles Bridge
Go by tram number 17 to the Staroměstká stop and walk back till you see Charles Bridge. It is a famous historical bridge that crosses the river called Vltava in Prague.
Charles Bridge was built there was another bridge. It was called the Judith Bridge. The Charles Bridge was built by Petr Parler. Its construction started in 1357 and finished at the beginning of 15th century. The bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge or the Prague Bridge but later got the name the Charles Bridge. It is 516 meters long and about 10 meters wide. On the bridge there are 30 baroque statues.
The oldest statue is the statue of John of Nepomuk and the youngest statue is the statuary of Cyril and Methodius. There is a tower standing on each end of the bridge. The first tower is called The Old Town Bridge Tower at the Old Town end and the second is called The Lesser Town Bridge Tower in the Lesser Quarter. The entrance is free.
Statuary of Cyril and Methodius Statue of John of Nepomuk
The best time for a walk on the bridge is in the morning or in the evening or at night because this time is Prague the most beautiful. But don’t worry if you can’t go this time, because the Charles Bridge is beautiful all the time .
Now go along Karlova (Charles) Street to Mariánské square.
Karlova Street Mariánské square
Library
The first public library in Prague was opened on 1st July 1891.
At the beginning it contained 3,370 books, which were used in the loans department and the reading room.
The previous building of the Central library wasn't good enough.
This problem solved Prague Municipal Insurance Company, which paid for the new building, which was built between 1925 and 1928.
In 1938 the library contained 640 thousand volumes and over 2 million loans were taken out.
During the Nazi occupation thousands of books were rejected and destroyed.
After World War II the rejected books were returned back.
Since 1999 the system called Koniáš was developed and new services were added.
From that place you will go along Platnéřská street to Old Town Square.
Old Town Square
Old Town Square
Old Town Square is located in the centre of Old Town and historical centre of Prague. In the 11th century, periodic markets were held here. It’s value decreased after moving the capital to Vienna.
This is a photo of Prague Astronomical Clock .A Legend tells that it was built by Master Hanuš, and that when he completed his work his eyes were burned to prevent him from building another astronomical clock. But this legend actually isn‘t true. Prague Astronomical Clock was built in 1410 by Mikuláš of Kadan and Jan Šindel. Master Hanuš only modified it. The figures at both sides of the Astronomical Clock move and Apostles are presented at the doorways above the Astronomical Clock every hour.
This photo shows a plague with the names of 27 "Czech lords" who were executed in the square in 1621. The place of execution is marked on the ground (I didn't take a photo because there were people standing there and you would see nothing). The execution was an important point in Czech history, because it meant the end of the Bohemian period of the Thirty Years' War.
THE POWDER GATE
By Filip F.
IF YOU ADHERE OUR ,,MEMORY PLAN“ YOU SHOULD BE ON OLDTOWN SQUARE. GO ALONG THE CELETNÁ STREET AND YOU´LL COME TO PRAŠNÁ BRÁNA (POWDER GATE)
PRAŠNÁ BRÁNA (THE POWDWR GATE) ORIGINALLY, THERE WAS ONE OF THE OLD TOWN RAMPART GATES CALLED U SVATÉHO AMBROŽE (St. AMBROSE) THE 14th CENTURY IT WAS REPLACED BY ON ITS PLACE. LATER, IN HORSKÁ BRÁNA(MOUNTAIN GATE) , CALLED SO BECAUSE HERE WAS THE BEGINNING OF A ROAD TO KUTNÁ HORA (KUTNÁ MOUNTAIN ) STARTED TO CALL IT STORE. THAT IS WHY IT´S CALLED . AFTER THE GATE LOST ITS DEFENSIVE SIGNIFICANCE IT WASN´T REPAIRED ANYMORE AND PEOPLE ODRANÁ BRÁNA (DISSOLUTE GATE) . IT WAS SHAME FOR THE CITY, SO ALDERMEN DECIDED TO PULL IT DOWN AND BUILD A NEW ONE. THE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN 1475 WITH MASONRY MASTER VÁCLAV AS THE WORKS FOREMAN. BUT HE WASN´T QUALIFIED ENOUGH, SO HE WAS SOON REPLACED BY MATYÁŠ REJSEK FROM PROSTĚJOV. IT WASN´T FINISHED, BECAUSE ALDERMEN LOST CONCERN IN IT. IT WAS PROVISIONALLY ROOFED AND LOST ALL FUNCTIONS. SINCE ABOUT 1750 IT WAS USED AS A GUNPOWDER THE POWDER GATE. PRESENT LOOK AT PSEUDOGOTHICISM IN 1878-1886.
DURING PRUSSIAN SIEGE OF PRAGUE IN 1757 IT WAS LARGELY DAMAGED AND THE DAMAGED DECORATIONS WERE TAKEN AWAY. IT OBTAINED THE
POWDER GATE IN 1908 POWDER GATE IN 2008
POWDER GATE IN ABOUT 1900
POWDER GATE BEFORE PSEUDOGOTHICISM IN 1878-1886