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Prague - the Mother of Cities
Prague, the City of a Hundred Spires, the Golden City, the Magic City - these are only a few of the many attributes which have been invented for Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, which has evolved near fords on the river Vltava, at a junction of major central European trade routes over millennia.
Prague is located on terraces and hills, which overlook the wide flowing river Vltava. Thanks to its location in a mixture of terrain, the city affords a wealth of breath-taking panoramic view. Its numerous Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo buildings are well complemented by a host of early 20th-century Art Nouveau structures, as well as unique examples of the Cubist style. Whether you stray through its labyrinth of twisting little streets to the Old Town Square with its dominant features, the Church of Our Lady Before Týn and the Old Town Hall tower featuring a unique astronomical clock, or take a stroll across the Charles Bridge, one of the oldest in central Europe, you are certain to enjoy the city's splendid architecture at every step. Prague Castle, the millennuim - old residence of the kings of Bohemia and the seat of the President of the Republic, forms, together with the slim towers of St. Vitus's Cathedral, a panorama that has no rival anywhere. Petřín Hill, accessible by a funicular railway, provides a magnificent view of the city and has a lookout in the form of a reduced-size copy of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The list of Prague's remarkable, mysterious or historic sites and monuments would be endless but allow us to include in this short survey at least the important landmarks of Prague Jewish culture. The Gothic Old-New Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in central Europe, has been serving its purpose for some 700 years in its original appearance, preserved despite all historical reversals and recurrent pogroms of Jews. The Old Jewish Cemetery fascinates visitors with an array of more than 12,000 tombstones the oldest of which date from the 15th century.
However, Prague is also a modern-day metropolis and a hub of culture, education and trade, able to offer its visitors and those on business trips a range of top-class accommodation and catering services.
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