Prague

• situated on the riverbank (břeh) of Vltava

• built in 1881 > then burned > rebuilt in 1883

• other theatres

  • Semafor theatre

  • Jára Cimrman’s theatre

  • Karlín

MUSEUM AND GALLERIES

• National Gallery

  • the largest collections in the Czech Republic

• National Museum

  • natural, scientific /:scájntifik:/ and historical collections

  • more than 14 million items

• National Technical Museum

  • history of technology - planes, rocket models

• oldest castle in Prague

• there is famous Slavín graveyard

  • Czech artists, writers, important people are buried there

• is the most famous school in Prague

• it is one of the oldest european universities

• it was founded by Charles IV. in 14th century

• it has got 17 faculties

Transport

• Prague is the main crossroad (křižovatka) of the Czech Republic

• Trains – Central station (Hlavní nádraží)

• Trams (21 lines), Busses

• underground – 3 lines (A,B,C)

• taxi cars

• by air – main airport - Airport of Vaclav Havel

• by water –mainly for tourists (sightseeing, dinner..)

Shopping

• souvenir shops are almost everywhere in the centre

  • mostly around the Old Town Square and Wenceslas square

• there are also big shopping malls

  • Chodov, Palladium, Arkády Pankrác…

  • Ikea