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| PRAGUE
(PRAHA)
Historic centre
Each part
of the capital city of the Czech
Republic: Mala Strana, Hradcany (Prague Castle),
The Old and New Towns, were built from the 10th century onwards. As well as Prague
Castle with its Cathedral of St. Vitus and Charles Bridge, a number of churches
and palaces were also built here, and together they combine to create a magnificent
architecturally, artistically and spiritually wealthy whole |
registered: 1992
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by train or bus
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| CESKY
KRUMLOV
- Historic
center
This town was built on a meandering bend in the River Vltava around
the originally gothic castle from the 13th century. Despite the passage of time,
the town together with the castle complex and chateau have retained its exemplary
mediaeval Central European character with intact architectural wealth for more
than five centuries. | registered:
1992
reached by train or bus
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| | TELC
- Historic center
The town was built on the foundations of an earlier settlement
following a large fire at the end of the 14th century; its heyday was during the
period of the Lords of Hradec. Its renaissance and baroque burghers' houses are
surrounded by a protective system of ponds. The gothic castle was rebuilt in the
renaissance style at the end of the 16th century. | registered:
1992
reached by train or bus
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| | ZDAR
NAD SAZAVOU
- Pilgrimage Church of St. Jan Nepomuk on Zelena Hora (Green
Hill)
The pilgrimage Church, built in honour of St. John Nepomuk was built
in the early 1720's. Ir is the finest example of the work of the architect Jan
Blazej Santini-Aichl, and is the most original example of a style that lies between
Baroque and Gothic. It is built in a five-pointed star-shaped design and is surrounded
by a cemetery and walkway. | registered:
1994
reached by train or bus
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| | KUTNA
HORA
- Historical
center, Saint Barbara Church, Cathedral of our Lady at Sedlec
This important
royal city developed from the 14th century as a result of the exploitation of
silver mines. The late Gothic Saint Barbara Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady
at Sedlec, rebuilt in line with the Baroque taste in the early 18th century, form
just part of the medieval urban fabric with a striking wealth of burghers' houses. | registered:
1995
reached by train or bus
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| | LEDNICE,
VALTICE
- Lednice-Valtice Area
Between the 17th and 20th centuries,
the ruling dukes of Lichtenstein transformed their domains into one large park,
where the Baroque and neo-Gothic architecture of the castles meet with the small
outbuildings in the Romantic style and the countryside fashioned according to
the English principles of landscaping. | registered:
1996
reached by train or bus
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| | HOLASOVICE
- Village reservation
Holasovice is an exceptionally well-preserved example
of a traditional Central European village. A number of high-quality village buildings
from the 18th and 19th centuries in a style known as the "South Bohemian Folk
Baroque" preserve a ground plan dating from the middle ages. | registered:
1998 reached by train or bus
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| | KROMERIZ
- Gardens and Castle
The Castle, rebuilt following fires in the 17th century,
represents an exceptionally well-preserved example of a Central European Baroque
princely residence and the associated gardens: Castle garden with park, naturally
landscaped, and a late Renaissance Flower garden. | registered:
1998
reached by train or bus
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| | LITOMYSL
- Castle and castle
grounds
The Renaissance castle, dating from the second half of the 16th century,
is an important example of an arcade/castle, which was first developed in Italy.
Despite alterations to the interior at the end of the 18th century, it has retained
its almost intact Renaissance features including the unique sgrafittoed decorations
on the facades and gables. It also retains a number of ancillary buildings and
gardens. | registered:
1999
reached by train or bus
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 | OLOMOUC
- Holy Trinity Column
This memorial column, erected in the
early years of the 18th century, is the most outstanding example of a type of
monument that is very typical of central Europe. Rising to a height of 35 m, it
is decorated in the characteristic regional style known as Olomouc Baroque with
many fine religious sculptures, the work of the distinguished Moravian artist
Ondrej Zahner. | registered:
2000
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