By Theodore Schwinke
Your consultant to some of the best that Prague has to supply. no matter what you're looking for - no matter if you're vacationing top quality or on a constrained funds, are looking to discover the outdated Jewish Cemetry or notice who the statues depict on Charles Bridge. Dozens of most sensible 10 lists - from such a lot haunted spots to beer halls and bars - give you the insider wisdom you would like. contains special maps.
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At the Moulin Rouge Toulouse-Lautrec thrived on depictions of Paris nightlife such as this oil tempura on cardboard. One of the dancing women is his muse, Jane Avril. Oscar Wilde is one of the figures in the background. Otto Gutfreund paved the way for modern Czech sculpture. This bronze (above) captures the apprehension of man in the early 20th century. Functionalism Plans for a trade fair complex began in 1924. A design competition selected the work of architects Old∫ich T†l and Josef Fuchs. Only the existing Veletr≈ní Palace was completed; other planned buildings never materialized due to a lack of funding.
It was the first official Functionalist building in Europe, and even Le Corbusier was impressed by the eight-storey edifice when he visited Prague in 1928. After years as a trade fair complex, plans to turn the building into the home of the National Gallery’s modern art collection were launched in 1979. Alongside prominent Czech contributions to modern art is a rich array of international masters from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Top 10 Paintings Veletr≈ní Palace façade The café on the ground floor also doubles as an Internet café.
Pope Gregory IX granted special privileges to her convent and his successor Innocent IV sent priceless relics to be housed there. Agnes died in 1282, but her influence on Czech statehood was felt centuries later when, in 1989, Pope John Paul II canonized her; five days later, the Velvet Revolution began (see p35). 29 Prague’s Top 10 Wenceslas Square This former medieval horse market began to be redeveloped in the 19th century, fast becoming the commercial hub of Prague – in 1848 it was renamed Wenceslas Square, in honour of Bohemia’s patron saint.