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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Prague Castle, with an area of 70,000 m\u003Csup\u003E2\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, is the largest continuous castle complex in the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrague Castle was \u003Cstrong\u003Efounded in the 9th century by Prince Bo\u0159ivoj\u003C\/strong\u003E of the P\u0159emyslid family. Today, it consists of a vast \u003Cstrong\u003Ecollection of palaces and religious buildings\u003C\/strong\u003E of different dates of foundation and different building styles. Among them we would find remains of Romanesque buildings from the 10th century, Gothic buildings from the 14th century, Renaissance pearls, as well as Classical reconstructions. Today, we can still admire Josip Ple\u010dnik\u0027s adaptations from the period of the First Republic or the latest interventions of the late 20th century.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe first brick building in the castle complex was the \u003Cstrong\u003Echurch of the Virgin Mary\u003C\/strong\u003E, the remains of which can be seen in the passage between the Second Courtyard and the garden Na ba\u0161t\u011b. The second important building was the \u003Cstrong\u003EWomen\u0027s Benedictine monastery at the Church of St. George\u003C\/strong\u003E, which was founded by Prince Boleslaus II and his sister Mlada in 973 and represents the \u003Cstrong\u003Eoldest monastery in the country\u003C\/strong\u003E at all.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe dominant feature of the castle grounds is the \u003Cstrong\u003ESt. Vitus Cathedral\u003C\/strong\u003E, which was preceded by the rotunda and later the basilica. The Gothic St. Vitus Cathedral \u003Cstrong\u003Ewas begun by Charles IV together with his friend Arnost of Pardubice in 1344\u003C\/strong\u003E on the occasion of the elevation of the Prague bishopric to an archbishopric. The cathedral became the \u003Cstrong\u003Etraditional place for the coronation of Czech kings\u003C\/strong\u003E, but also their final resting place. Prague\u0027s archbishops, clergymen, nobles and people associated with the Prague court are also buried in the cathedral.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the Crown Chamber in the centre of the cathedral, the \u003Cstrong\u003ECzech Crown Jewels\u003C\/strong\u003E - the St. Wenceslas Crown, the royal scepter and royal apple, and the crown cloak with ermine accessories - are kept. The main architects were Matthias of Arras and Petr Parl\u00e9\u0159. The cathedral has three naves, a transept, a gallery and a wreath of chapels. The most important of these is the \u003Cstrong\u003ESaint Wenceslas Chapel\u003C\/strong\u003E built over the tomb of St. Wenceslas. The \u003Cstrong\u003EGreat Tower\u003C\/strong\u003E, 96.5 metres high, was founded by Peter Parl\u00e9\u0159, but was not completed until 1554 and in 1770 it was provided with a Baroque baldachin. Similarly, the cathedral itself was \u003Cstrong\u003Ebuilt only in the 20th century\u003C\/strong\u003E and reopened in 1929 during the St. Wenceslas Millennium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the 1430s, a costly reconstruction of the royal palace was also begun, modeled on French mansions. Today, the \u003Cstrong\u003EOld Royal Palace\u003C\/strong\u003E is a complex building complex, which was built in several stages and includes the lower floor of the Romanesque Chapel of All Saints, the Gothic floor, the arcades from the time of Charles IV, the Old Provincial Tablets or the Column Halls of Wenceslas IV. There is also the Room of the Court Plates and the representative spaces - the Antechamber and the Green Room, Vladislav\u0027s Small Audience Hall and two rooms of the Czech Chancellery. There is also the Imperial Court Council Room, the Theresian Wing, the New Provincial Boards Room, the Chamber of Deputies, the Equestrian Stairs, the Church of All Saints and, above all, the beautiful \u003Cstrong\u003EVladislav Hall\u003C\/strong\u003E, built in the late Gothic style.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Prague Castle complex includes a number of other buildings, such as the Prague Castle Riding Hall, the Ballroom, the Lion\u0027s Court, the \u003Cstrong\u003EQueen Anne\u0027s Summer Palace\u003C\/strong\u003E, the New Royal Palace (with the representative \u003Cstrong\u003ESpanish Hall\u003C\/strong\u003E), Rozmberk Palace (the Institute of Nobility), Lobkowicz Palace, Mocker Houses, the Picture Gallery of Prague Castle, the Supreme Purkrab, but also the famous \u003Cstrong\u003EGolden Lane\u003C\/strong\u003E, the Daliborka, Mihulka and Black Tower towers and the walls. We cannot forget the numerous gardens, such as the \u003Cstrong\u003EKing\u0027s Garden\u003C\/strong\u003E (with the Singing Fountain), the Na Valech Garden, the Na Ba\u0161t\u011b Garden, the Hartig Garden, the Rajsk\u00e1 Garden, the Deer Ditch and others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the past, Prague Castle was the seat of kings and emperors and today it serves as the \u003Cstrong\u003Eofficial residence of the President of the Czech Republic\u003C\/strong\u003E. 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Throughout the building you can count \u003Cstrong\u003Eover one hundred and twenty sculptures\u003C\/strong\u003E, which are complemented by sgraffiti, ornaments, metal grilles and other decorative elements. This extensive decoration is the work of fourteen artists, including Josef A. 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It houses the National Gallery with collections of medieval art.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Monastery of St. Agnes of Bohemia, located in Franti\u0161ek, is considered the \u003Cstrong\u003Eoldest Gothic building in the country\u003C\/strong\u003E. It was founded by Wenceslas I together with his sister Agnes of Premyslid in the \u003Cstrong\u003E30s of the 13th century\u003C\/strong\u003E. She brought the order of the Poor Clares (a female branch of the Order of St. Francis of Assisi) from Italy and became abbess of the new monastery. Agnes also founded the only Czech religious order - the \u003Cstrong\u003ESpital Order of the Crusaders with the Red Star\u003C\/strong\u003E. In 1989, \u003Cstrong\u003EAne\u017eka \u010cesk\u00e1 was canonized\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe St. Agnes Monastery is a complex of two buildings, a \u003Cstrong\u003Efemale monastery of Poor Clares and a male monastery of Minorites\u003C\/strong\u003E. It contains the torso of the original \u003Cstrong\u003EChurch of St. Francis\u003C\/strong\u003E, whose vault collapsed in the past. The torso was rebuilt and roofed in modern times and today it houses the Josef M\u00e1nes concert hall. It is worth mentioning that the oldest Gothic window in Prague and in the whole of Central Europe is preserved in the south wall of the side aisle of the church. The buildings of the male monastery with a second ambit to the south of this church are preserved only in their foundations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe monastery buildings are built of brick and include an ambit (covered corridor), a chapter hall, dormitories (bedrooms), a refectory (dining room), a kitchen and a scriptorium (scribe\u0027s workshop). Agnes\u0027s private chapel and her own dwelling were located together with the Chapel of the Virgin Mary at the north wall of the presbytery.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe most important part of the monastery is the \u003Cstrong\u003EChurch of St. Salvator (Christ the Saviour)\u003C\/strong\u003E, which stands out for its architectural quality and significance. It is connected to the Chapel of the Virgin Mary. In the church there is a \u003Cstrong\u003Emausoleum of the P\u0159emyslid family and a crypt\u003C\/strong\u003E where King Wenceslas I, Queen Kunhuta of Hungary or the daughter of King Wenceslas II were buried. Inside the church there are friezes on the column heads depicting the heads of five contemporary monarchs and their wives. The monastery also includes gardens that are open to visitors. The author of the church is a French master of unknown name.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe monastery built by Agnes of Premyslid was the most grandiose and modern architecture in its time, which was due to the fact that its founder was of royal family and thus had sufficient financial resources and political influence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe St. Anne\u0027s Monastery is now managed by the \u003Cstrong\u003ENational Gallery\u003C\/strong\u003E, which presents its exhibition of \u003Cstrong\u003EMedieval Art in Bohemia and Central Europe\u003C\/strong\u003E. Here you can find works by the Master of the Vy\u0161ebrod Altar, Master Theodoric and the Master of the Litom\u011b\u0159ice Altar. German and Austrian art is represented, for example, by Lucas Cranach. 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The author of this concept was Jind\u0159ich Santar.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe pavilion itself is the work of architects Franti\u0161ek Cubro, Josef Hrub\u00fd (author of the B\u00edl\u00e1 labut\u0027 department store) and Zden\u011bk Pokorn\u00fd and \u003Cstrong\u003Edoes not deny the inspiration in the First Republic functionalism\u003C\/strong\u003E. The main structure of the building consists of a steel skeleton made of tubes, supplemented by large glass panes. One of the main conditions was the ease of dismantling and the possibility of transferring the pavilion to Czechoslovakia. Much of the structure was therefore bolted.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe building was awarded the top prize in the international competition at the World Expo 58 \u003Cstrong\u003EGold Star Award\u003C\/strong\u003E, among others for \u003Cstrong\u003Enew technology of demountable structure and interior with original furniture\u003C\/strong\u003E, and won 13 other awards. Later, even after the revolution in 1989, the building began to deteriorate, was rented out in various ways, and its inventory gradually disappeared. A new investor saved this famous building, but converted it into an office building, from which the spirit of the former restaurant had disappeared. 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Originally the hospital had 14 beds and thanks to sponsors from the nobility it was constantly expanded. After the Battle of White Mountain in 1620, the Emperor donated the hospital to the Order of the Merciful Brothers, whose mission was to help all the wounded and sick without compensation. For example, in the 18th century, when Prague was occupied by French troops, wounded Frenchmen were treated here. Maria Theresa also donated money to the hospital, which allowed it to be added and expanded to 90 beds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the 18th century, a branch of the medical faculty was opened here, where anatomy was studied and where practical exercises in dissection were \u003Cstrong\u003Econducted\u003C\/strong\u003E. A surgical clinic and a ward for the mentally ill were also opened here, where, for example, Josef Dobrovsky, the Czech-born physician, was treated. 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The authors of the project were the engineer Josef Reiter and Bed\u0159ich M\u00fcnzberger, the bridge was built by the German firm of Klein, Schmoll and G\u00e4rtner brothers from Vienna.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConstruction began \u003Cstrong\u003Ewith the laying of the foundation stone in 1876\u003C\/strong\u003E. The bridge was constructed of stone with elements in the national colours - the headers of the piers and arch blocks were of blue granite, the breast walls of red sandstone, and the cones of the railings of white Carrara marble. These differences in colour, however, were soon obscured by the action of exhalations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs early as 1878 traffic on the bridge began. The tracks of the electric railway were laid eccentrically, and passenger cars ran on one side and in one direction only. 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Originally it was named after Emperor Franz Joseph I.","html":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe turn-of-the-century bridge received its current name in 1918, originally named after Emperor Franz Josef I.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Legion Bridge is the seventh Vltava Bridge in Prague. It replaced the original chain suspension bridge of Emperor Franz I. It connects today\u0027s N\u00e1rodn\u00ed t\u0159\u00edda, St\u0159eleck\u00fd ostrov, \u00dajezd and Mal\u00e1 Strana. During the construction of the bridge, traffic was first transferred to a temporary wooden bridge, which was later still used between Hole\u0161ovice and Libe\u0148. 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The bridge was given electric lighting by Franti\u0161ek K\u0159i\u017e\u00edk\u0027s arc lamps.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe bridge was \u003Cstrong\u003Eceremoniously opened in 1901\u003C\/strong\u003E and named after Emperor Franz Joseph I, who was also present at the opening. It was renamed the \u003Cstrong\u003EBridge of the Legions\u003C\/strong\u003E in 1918. Later it was renamed Smetana\u0027s Bridge and 1. m\u00e1je Bridge. Since 1990 it has been called the Legion Bridge again.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnlike the Jir\u00e1sek Bridge, its decoration is much richer. The sculptures are the works of sculptors Vil\u00e9m Amort and Josef Palou\u0161 and the railings are made of neo-Renaissance cones. The dominant feature is \u003Cstrong\u003E18 cast-iron street lighting candelabras\u003C\/strong\u003E 10 m high with craft reliefs and floral decorations. They then have gilded lions on their points. 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On the pillars we can find figures with motifs from the life of Vltava swimmers by sculptors Franti\u0161ek B\u00edlek, Josef Ma\u0159atka and Jan \u0160tursa. On the Old Town side there are fountains with gargoyles and on the Lesser Town side there are the emblems of the city and the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe bridge was first named after the heir to the Austrian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand D\u0027Este and \u003Cstrong\u003Esince 1920 it has been called M\u00e1nes\u0027 Bridge\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u003Cstrong\u003EJosef M\u00e1nes\u0027 statue\u003C\/strong\u003E stands in a small park on the Old Town forecourt. It was designed by sculptor Bohumil Kafka and architect Josef Havl\u00ed\u010dek. 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It was renamed the \u0160tef\u00e1nik Bridge in 1919. Before it was dismantled in 1947, a temporary wooden bridge was built next to it, called D\u0159ev\u00e1k by the inhabitants of Prague. Then the old chain bridge could be dismantled and a new reinforced concrete bridge was built in its place on the axis of Revolu\u010dn\u00ed Avenue. It was named after the communist politician and journalist Jan \u0160verma. It was not named \u0160tef\u00e1nik\u0027s bridge until 1997.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe bridge has a light structure with three segmental arches. \u003Cstrong\u003EThe bridge is 163 m long and 24.4 m wide\u003C\/strong\u003E. The concrete guide piers carry light poles, the bridge railing is made of steel beams, and the pavement is made of granite blocks. Together with the Letn\u00e1 Tunnel, the bridge has formed a construction and communication unit since 1953. 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It was also \u003Cstrong\u003EPrague\u0027s first concrete bridge over the Vltava\u003C\/strong\u003E. After the reconstruction and widening of the bridge from 16 to 28 m, it took the lead over today\u0027s \u0160tef\u00e1nik Bridge. The Hl\u00e1vk\u016fv Bridge is an important part of the North-South Arterial Route.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe impetus for its construction was the construction of the Central Slaughterhouse in Hole\u0161ovice at the end of the 19th century, which needed to be better connected to the T\u011b\u0161nov railway station. \u003Cstrong\u003ETwo generations of engineers clashed over the design of the bridge\u003C\/strong\u003E. 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The length of the iron part of the bridge was 96 m and the width 16 m, the sidewalks were three metres long. \u003Cstrong\u003EThe carriageway was paved, like the Svatopluk \u010cech Bridge, with blocks of Australian Jarrah hardwood\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOperation of the bridge began after the second northern section of the bridge on the Hole\u0161ovice side, which was concrete, was completed. It was designed by Franti\u0161ek Mencl and Pavel Jan\u00e1k and built by Karel Herz\u00e1n. The concrete part has three large arches over the river and four smaller ones over the \u0160tvanice island.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cstrong\u003Eremarkable decoration\u003C\/strong\u003E is also worth mentioning. Over the island pillars are the lesser-known reliefs of male torsos over 2.5 m high. 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It is fed by a several hundred metre long adit from the upper part of the Sm\u00edchov lock above the Legion Bridge. It flows back into the Vltava behind the Charles Bridge. In the Middle Ages, this canal was modified by the Johanites when they needed to regulate the flow of water for their mills. Three of them have survived to this day, along with the \u003Cstrong\u003Ewooden mill wheel of the Velkop\u0159evorsk\u00fd Mill\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Devil\u0027s Mill is flanked on both sides by \u003Cstrong\u003Emagnificent town houses\u003C\/strong\u003E, which reach down to the water\u0027s surface and create romantic corners. Among the more important ones are Herget\u0027s Brickworks, the Renaissance house U t\u0159\u00ed p\u0161ttros\u016f (At the Three Ostriches), the remains of the Hut Mill, Zlomkovsk\u00fd Mill and Velkop\u0159evorsk\u00fd Mill. 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