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Tyn Church in Prague Old Town Square
The real name for Tyn Cathedral is The Church of Our Lady before Tyn (Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem) and it is great Gothic dominant of Prague Old Town Square. The history of this former Romanesque Church comes back to the 12th century. The main Gothic rebuilding of Tyn Church is from time between 14th and 15th century. The Tyn Church was hit by fire in 1679 and the gothic dome of the main nave has...
Brevnov Monastery - the first friary in Prague
Even if the Brevnov Monastery (Brevnovsky klaster) is not in the main tourist route it is wort seeing it. It is one of the Baroque buildings which was designed by Dientzenhofers as well as St. Nicholas Cathedral in Mala Strana. The main building of the Brevnov Monastery is Church of St. Margaret which was decorated by painter Brandl. I love especially paintings on the vaults, where you can find al...
Spring in Prague
Spring comes to Prague with warm weather. After very nice days in the beginning of March the sunny days are coming back and the you can find more and more blooming trees and flower in the parks and gardens. Here is example of one of them. It is on the Petrin hill near upper station of funicular from Ujezd and this beautiful Magnolia tree you can find near Strahov rose garden. On the left you can s...