The amazing capital of the Czech Republic, the ancient city of Prague, is truly unique. Many cities in different countries resemble each other, but the atmosphere is felt here, which is nowhere else. Traditional architecture, Gothic cathedrals, square paved with stones – all this can be found here in absolutely amazing combinations. Prague is the city that is worth visiting at least once in a lifetime.
In Prague, there are about a thousand towers and towers, if you count both municipal buildings, and ancient fortresses, and private houses. Therefore, she enjoys the unofficial title of “the city of towers”. The capital of the Czech Republic is about 1150 years old. More specifically, it was founded in 880 AD. According to unconfirmed information, during the Second World War, Adolf Hitler forbade dropping bombs on Prague, as he was impressed with her beauty. In Prague, a pneumatic post operated for over a century. It was damaged in 2002, and now they are thinking of restoring and returning it to service. The Czech capital ranks fourth among European cities in terms of attendance by tourists from Russia, second only to Rome, Barcelona and Paris. Here is the legendary house in which, according to legend, lived the famous warlock Faust. Here willingly lead tourist excursions. In fact – the house is like a house, nothing special. Prague Castle is the largest castle in the world.
It was here that the first biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was published. It was published by a friend of the great composer seven years after his death. One of the most interesting places in Prague is the “Dancing House”, a complex of two towers that are fancifully bent against all the laws of physics according to the imagination of the architect. They symbolize a dancing couple. Another interesting fact about Prague is that the locals clearly know how to make long-term architectural projects. The St. Vitus Cathedral located here was built almost six centuries. Its recognizable appearance Prague is obliged to a number of laws designed to preserve the appearance of the city. So, on the roofs and facades of the houses here it is forbidden to install satellite dishes. Also on the facades it is forbidden to install modern PVC windows instead of classic wooden ones. The International Astronomical Union deprived Pluto of its status as a planet during a conference held in Prague.
Here is the narrowest house in the world, only 225 centimeters wide. You can find it on Anezhskaya street. One of the stations of the Prague metro is the deepest among all the EU countries. Prague Tower is the tallest building in the whole country. Many Czechs also call it the ugliest structure. In 2002, Prague suffered the most severe flooding in the last five centuries due to the strong flood of the Vltava River. Metro in Prague was built on technology developed in the USSR and with the assistance of Soviet specialists. More than half of Prague houses do not reach ten meters in height. In Prague, dogs are about 12-13 times smaller than people, that is, about a hundred thousand. In 1951, the first sobering center was opened in Prague, the first client of which was a drunken Soviet sailor.
