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Prague Orloj - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Astronomical_Clock
Includes information about the Old Czech Time scale and other medieval calculations upon which the astronomical clock's movements were based. |
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Prague Experience - http://www.experienceprague.com/
With numerous photos and brief writeups for each of Prague's major sights including Charles Bridge, the Old, New, Jewish and Lesser Towns, and Vysehrad. The links page includes sites on travel, the Czech language and links to webcams. |
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Charles Bridge - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_bridge
This article from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia details the history of the 14th century, stone Charles Bridge, including the floods and battles it has witnessed, and the 17th- to 18th-century statues which adorn it. |
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The Praha Experience - http://lava.ds.arch.tue.nl/gallery/praha/
Photos and information on Prague with an architectural bent; so lesser-known Prague attractions including Cubist architecture and the Frank Gehry "Fred and Ginger" (or "Dancing") house are included. |
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Franz Kafka's Prague: A Literary Walking Tour - http://www.nysoclib.org/travels/kafka.html
Background information on the Czech-born author is followed by three walking tours of parts of the city which played major roles in his life. |
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Prague Castle from "Castles of the World" - http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Central_Europe/Czech_Republic/czech5.htm
An article about the history of Prague Castle, from the 9th century to about 1918. |
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Orloj (Horologue) -- Prague's Astronomical Clock - http://www.orloj.com/
A marvel of 15th century engineering, the Orloj (or astronomical clock) still runs on its original clockworks (though they have been fixed when needed over the years). Page contains photos, and text about the clock's function, history and legends. |
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Josefov, the old Jewish quarter in Prague - http://www.scrapbookpages.com/CzechRepublic/Prague/Josefov/
Includes a history of the Prague Jewish Town, as well as pages with photos (and more history) of individual monuments therein. |
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IgoUgo: Petrin Hill - http://www.igougo.com/planning/journalEntryFreeForm.asp?JournalID=22872&EntryID=13210&n=Petrin%20Hill&t=
A travelogue entry about Petrin, including information on Petrin Tower (a scale model of the Eiffel Tower), as well as the park's gardens, funicular, and 14th-century works project. |