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District of Prague
Hlavní město Praha - Czechia

National Theatre (Prague)

The National Theatre in Prague is known as the Alma Mater of Czech opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art. The National Theatre belongs to the most important Czech cultural institutions, with a rich artistic tradition which was created and maintained by the most distinguished personalities in Czech society. This tradition helped to preserve and develop the most important features of the nation–the Czech language and a sense for a Czech musical and dramatic way of thinking.

Located at 50.0808, 14.4139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Theatres completed in 1883, Culture in Prague, National theatres, Opera houses in the Czech Republic, Theatres in Prague, Renaissance Revival architecture in the Czech Republic, Music venues in Prague, National Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic

Dancing House

The Dancing House or Fred and Ginger is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building in Prague, Czech Republic, at Rašínovo nábřeží. It was designed by the Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in co-operation with the renowned Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant riverfront plot. The building was designed in 1992 and completed in 1996.

Located at 50.0756, 14.4142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Prague, Buildings and structures completed in 1996, Frank Gehry buildings, Twisted buildings and structures, Deconstructivism, Visitor attractions in Prague

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Czech: Akademie věd České republiky, abbr. AV ČR) was established in 1992 by the Czech National Council as the Czech successor of the former Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. The Academy is the leading non-university public research institution in the Czech Republic. It conducts both fundamental and strategic applied research.

Located at 50.0814, 14.4142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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National academies of sciences, National academies of arts and humanities, Science and technology in the Czech Republic

Infant Jesus of Prague

Infant Jesus of Prague is a 16th century Roman Catholic wax-coated wooden statue of child Jesus holding a globus cruciger, located in the Carmelite Church of Our Lady Victorious in Malá Strana, Prague Czech Republic. Pious legends claim that the statue once belonged to Saint Teresa of Avila and allegedly holds miraculous powers, especially among expectant mothers.

Located at 50.0856, 14.4033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Statues of Jesus, Christianity in Prague, Roman Catholic devotions

Štefánik's Observatory

Štefánik's Observatory is an observatory on Petřín hill in the center of Prague founded 1928 and named after Slovak astronomer Milan Rastislav Štefánik. Nowadays the observatory specializes above all in popularization of astronomy and related natural sciences.

Located at 50.0812, 14.3982 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in the Czech Republic

Monument to Soviet tank crews

Monument to Soviet Tank Crews was a World War II memorial located in Prague. It is also known as the Pink Tank, because it was controversially painted pink, first by artist David Černý, and several times thereafter. The original location of the monument was {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|4|43.8|N|14|24|16.6|E|region:CZ_type:landmark | |name= }}.

Located at 50.0788, 14.4046 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Military monuments and memorials, Soviet military memorials and cemeteries, Czechoslovakia–Soviet Union relations, History of Prague

Jan Neruda Grammar School

Jan Neruda Grammar School (Czech: Gymnázium Jana Nerudy) is a Czech secondary school situated in Prague. It is named for the writer, Jan Neruda.

Located at 50.0842, 14.4052 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Secondary schools in the Czech Republic, Educational institutions in Prague, Educational institutions established in 1865

Smíchovské nádraží (Prague Metro)

Smíchovské nádraží is a Prague Metro station on Line B. It serves the Smíchov railway station.

Located at 50.065, 14.408 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Prague Metro stations

Anděl (Prague Metro)

Anděl is a Prague Metro station on Line B. The station was built between 1977 and 1985, designed in the Soviet style, by Soviet architects and dedicated to the Czechoslovak–Soviet friendship. Its original name was Moskevská, after the city of Moscow; in the same year the station Prazhskaya, named after Prague, was opened on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. The station was renamed in 1990 to Anděl, after the nearby Anděl neighborhood.

Located at 50.074, 14.405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Prague Metro stations

Church of Our Lady Victorious

The Church of Our Lady Victorious (Kostel Panny Marie Vítězné) in Malá Strana, the "Lesser Quarter" of Prague is a church governed and administered by the Discalced Carmelites, and home of the famous Child-Jesus statue called the Infant Jesus of Prague. A chapel dedicated to the Holy Trinity was built on this site in 1584, following Rudolph II´s Letter of Majesty a larger church for German Protestants.

Located at 50.0856, 14.4036 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Prague, Roman Catholic churches in the Czech Republic, Carmelite churches

Smíchov

Smíchov is (since 1909) a district of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and is part of Prague 5. It is located on the west bank of the Vltava (Moldau) river. Between 1945 and 1989, the district contained a monument dedicated to Soviet tanks in World War II, which was located in Štefánik square. The monument was removed shortly after the Velvet Revolution and a new glass-and-steel building designed by French architect Jean Nouvel became a symbol of the district.

Located at 50.0753, 14.4056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts of Prague

Anděl (neighborhood)

Anděl is a busy crossing and its immediate neighbourhood in Prague 5's central quarter of Smíchov. The name means angel in the Czech language and originates from the 19th century U zlatého anděla (Golden Angel) pub originally named after an angel statue in front of it. The pub's awning painting of an angel was preserved after its demolition and is now displayed nearby. Anděl is an important traffic center.

Located at 50.0719, 14.4039 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Prague, Districts of Prague

Petřín funicular

The Petřín funicular is a funicular railway in the Czech capital city of Prague. It links the Malá Strana district with the top of Petřín hill. The funicular has three stops: Újezd (at the bottom of the hill), Nebozízek (the middle station) and Petřín (at the top of the hill). According to Czech legend, the name of the middle station stems from an incident in which Emperor Charles IV, requesting food, was unable to properly pronounce the Czech words "nebo řízek".

Located at 50.0819, 14.3967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Funicular railways in the Czech Republic, Transport in Prague, Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity, Metre gauge railways

Dětský Island

Dětský Island (Czech Dětský ostrov — literally Children's Island) is an island on the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic. It lies in the Smíchov district of the city. It is mentioned in texts as early as 1355. Until the 18th century, it was called Maltézský Island (after the owner of the Maltese monastery Panny Marie pod řetězem in the Lesser Quarter).

Located at 50.0783, 14.4092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Prague, Islands of the Czech Republic, River islands of Europe

Embassy of France, Prague

The Embassy of France to the Czech Republic is located on Velkopřevorské náměstí, in Malá Strana, Prague, next to Vltava's island Kampa. It occupies the large baroque Buquoy Palace (1719). The ground floor of the Embassy was flooded during the August 2002 floods.

Located at 50.0856, 14.4064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions in Prague, Diplomatic missions of France, Czech Republic–France relations

Laterna Magika

Laterna Magika is a nonverbal theatre located in Prague. Its origins are connected with the Expo '58 in Brussels. The plays are internationally comprehensible since they are silent. The performances are a combination of dance, film and black theatre. Laterna Magika is a well known tourist destination and is considered key in the development of modern Czech theatre.

Located at 50.0812, 14.4144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Culture in Prague, Theatres in Prague, Multi-screen film

Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (Czech: Filmová a televizní fakulta Akademie múzických umění v Praze) or FAMU is one of the oldest film schools in Europe. Located in Prague, Czech Republic, FAMU was founded in 1946 as one of three branches of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

Located at 50.0817, 14.4132 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Film schools in the Czech Republic, Education in Prague, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

Memorial to the Victims of Communism

The Memorial to the victims of Communism (Czech: Pomník obětem komunismu) is a series of statues in Prague commemorating the victims of the communist era between 1948-1989. It is located at the base of Petřín hill, Újezd street in the Malá Strana or the Lesser Town area. It was unveiled on the 22 May 2002, twelve years after the fall of communism, and is the work of Czech sculptor Olbram Zoubek and architects Jan Kerel and Zdeněk Holzel.

Located at 50.0811, 14.4042 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Prague, Monuments and memorials in the Czech Republic, Memorials to victims of communism, Visitor attractions in Prague

Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral

The Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Nové Město, Prague, Czech Republic, is the principal church in the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia. The existing structure had its origins as a Roman Catholic church built between 1730 and 1736 by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, dedicated to Charles Borromeo, archbishop and cardinal of Milan in the 16th century.

Located at 50.0758, 14.4169 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Prague, Museums in Prague, Christianity in the Czech Republic, Eastern Orthodox cathedrals, History museums in the Czech Republic, World War II museums

Cathedral of Saint Lawrence (Prague)

The Cathedral of Saint Lawrence in Prague is the principal church of the Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic. It is located on the Petřín hill, next to Petřín Lookout Tower and the Hunger Wall. It was originally a Romanesque church, later rebuilt in Baroque style by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.

Located at 50.0831, 14.3961 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cathedrals in the Czech Republic, Churches in Prague, Old Catholicism

Emmaus Monastery

The Emmaus monastery is an abbey established in 1347 in Prague. The area was destined to become the only Benedictine monastery of the Bohemian kingdom and all Slavic Europe. During WWII the monastery was seized by the Gestapo and the monks were sent to Dachau concentration camp, then in February 1945 it was almost destroyed by American bombing raid on Prague on 14 February 1945. The modern roof with steeples was added in the 1960s.

Located at 50.0722, 14.4175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Benedictine monasteries in the Czech Republic, Christian monasteries in Prague, National Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic

Praha-Smíchov railway station

Praha-Smíchov railway station is a major railway station in Prague, Czech Republic, located in Smíchov, in the south-west of the city. It serves as a major railway station on the Czech national rail network, and is connected to the rest of Prague by its metro station of the same name and numerous tram routes which stop on Nádražní street outside the station. It is also a major bus terminus for lines going to the south and southwest of Prague and beyond.

Located at 50.0614, 14.4089 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Prague

Palacký Bridge

The Palacký Bridge (1876) is a bridge in Prague. It is one of the oldest functioning bridges over the Vltava in Prague after the Charles Bridge. It was built as the third major bridge shortly after the 1868 opening of the Franz Joseph I Suspension Bridge, designed by Rowland Mason Ordish which was damaged in 1941 and dismantled in 1946. Josef Václav Myslbek created statues of four pairs of legendary couples for the bridge. These were later removed to the grounds of the Vyšehrad.

Located at 50.0728, 14.4122 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bridges completed in 1876, Bridges over the Vltava, Buildings and structures in Prague

Golden Angel

The Golden Angel is an administrative complex situated in Prague. The designer was French architect Jean Nouvel. The structure is located in the immediate vicinity of The Angel Crossroad (Křižovatka Anděl) which was named after The Golden Angel's Pharmacy (Lékárna U Zlatého Anděla). The pharmacy as well as its symbol - gilded statue of angel - was demolished in 1980 to make a room for new subway station.

Located at 50.0756, 14.4142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Prague, Office buildings completed in 2000, Postmodernism, Visitor attractions in Prague

Silicon Hill

Silicon Hill with approximately 4,200 members is the largest club of Student Union CTU located in Petřín, Prague, CZ. The club operates a student computer network on Strahov dorms, which is probably the largest student-operated computer network in the world. Additionally the club covers student activities and among other things, serves as student self-government.

Located at 50.0806, 14.3935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Student organizations, Educational organizations, Non-profit organizations, Non-governmental organizations