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PRAGUE
(PRAHA)
Historic centre
Each part of the capital city of the Czech
Republic: Mala Strana, Hradcany (Prague Castle),
The Old and New Towns, were built from the 10th
century onwards. As well as Prague Castle with
its Cathedral of St. Vitus and Charles Bridge,
a number of churches and palaces were also built
here, and together they combine to create a
magnificent architecturally, artistically and
spiritually wealthy whole |
registered:
1992
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CESKY
KRUMLOV
- Historic
center
This town was built on a meandering bend in
the River Vltava around the originally gothic
castle from the 13th century. Despite the passage
of time, the town together with the castle complex
and chateau have retained its exemplary mediaeval
Central European character with intact architectural
wealth for more than five centuries. |
registered:
1992
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TELC
- Historic center
The town was built on the foundations of an
earlier settlement following a large fire at
the end of the 14th century; its heyday was
during the period of the Lords of Hradec. Its
renaissance and baroque burghers' houses are
surrounded by a protective system of ponds.
The gothic castle was rebuilt in the renaissance
style at the end of the 16th century. |
registered:
1992
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ZDAR
NAD SAZAVOU
- Pilgrimage Church of St. Jan Nepomuk on Zelena
Hora (Green Hill)
The pilgrimage Church, built in honour of St.
John Nepomuk was built in the early 1720's.
Ir is the finest example of the work of the
architect Jan Blazej Santini-Aichl, and is the
most original example of a style that lies between
Baroque and Gothic. It is built in a five-pointed
star-shaped design and is surrounded by a cemetery
and walkway. |
registered:
1994
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KUTNA
HORA
- Historical
center, Saint Barbara Church, Cathedral of our
Lady at Sedlec
This important royal city developed from the
14th century as a result of the exploitation
of silver mines. The late Gothic Saint Barbara
Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec,
rebuilt in line with the Baroque taste in the
early 18th century, form just part of the medieval
urban fabric with a striking wealth of burghers'
houses. |
registered:
1995
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LEDNICE,
VALTICE
- Lednice-Valtice Area
Between the 17th and 20th centuries, the ruling
dukes of Lichtenstein transformed their domains
into one large park, where the Baroque and neo-Gothic
architecture of the castles meet with the small
outbuildings in the Romantic style and the countryside
fashioned according to the English principles
of landscaping. |
registered:
1996
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HOLASOVICE
- Village reservation
Holasovice is an exceptionally well-preserved
example of a traditional Central European village.
A number of high-quality village buildings from
the 18th and 19th centuries in a style known
as the "South Bohemian Folk Baroque" preserve
a ground plan dating from the middle ages. |
registered:
1998
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KROMERIZ
- Gardens and Castle
The Castle, rebuilt following fires in the 17th
century, represents an exceptionally well-preserved
example of a Central European Baroque princely
residence and the associated gardens: Castle
garden with park, naturally landscaped, and
a late Renaissance Flower garden. |
registered:
1998
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LITOMYSL
- Castle
and castle grounds
The Renaissance castle, dating from the second
half of the 16th century, is an important example
of an arcade/castle, which was first developed
in Italy. Despite alterations to the interior
at the end of the 18th century, it has retained
its almost intact Renaissance features including
the unique sgrafittoed decorations on the facades
and gables. It also retains a number of ancillary
buildings and gardens. |
registered:
1999
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OLOMOUC
- Holy Trinity Column
This
memorial column, erected in the early years
of the 18th century, is the most outstanding
example of a type of monument that is very typical
of central Europe. Rising to a height of 35
m, it is decorated in the characteristic regional
style known as Olomouc Baroque with many fine
religious sculptures, the work of the distinguished
Moravian artist Ondrej Zahner. |
registered:
2000
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