Should we declare Prague Orloj the main focus of this site? Well, it's hard not to share these photographs taken in Prague just few weeks ago by photographer Jim Adams. And since 2010 is the year when we think about the Orloj since it is celebrating its 600th year, and considering that it is the last…

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Kafka and his sister Ottla rented the house to find quiet for work during the winter of 1916/1917. Kafka lived in Kaprová ulice at that time.

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Photographer Karel Vitek visited Prague recently and captured its pulse and atmosphere in these amazing pictures that we are pleased to be able to offer you for viewing in an interactive gallery.

Learn more about the artist from a text slide at the end of…

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We are pleased to announce that an exhibition of Ladislav Klusáček's paintings is opening in Prague later this month. We had the privilege of featuring Ladislav's profile at praguealacarte.com. If you happen to be in Prague at this festive time of the year we recommend visiting Galerie Černá Labuť ("Black Swan") where you can see his works.…

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Prague Astronomical Clock (Orloj) starred for its 600th birthday in a high-tech, totally original and imaginative, beautiful laser production. Everyone was amazed (lucky hundreds at the Old Town Square (Staromestske namesti) in Prague, and hundreds of thousands all around the world watching over the Internet).

The show was developed by a Czech media company Tomato Production.…

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Explore Prague during its Renaissance Period on the famous >>Saedeler Panorama.

This detailed depiction of the city will give you a very good idea how it looked at the beginning of the 17th century. Zoom-in to explore the city in a surprising level of detail. It's amazing that the artist was able to capture such a level of detail using relatively primitive tools that were… Continue

Prague Orloj (Astronomical Clock) was put into service 600 years ago, just around this time of the year. To commemorate this event we tested our iPhone App on site recently, and made few improvements. Prague Orloj for iPhone is available now for US$ 1.99. Visit at http://itunes.com/apps/pragueorloj…

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>>Read more about the model and view parts of it in a fine detail. The model dates back to the first half of the 19th century. (Pictures of Langweil Model of Prague courtesy of Prague Municipal… Continue

Pamet naroda is an oral history project that went public on Oct 28,2008. It includes more than 1700 life stories of the members of resistance against German occupiers during WWII, political prisoners during Communist rule, holocaust survivors, people persecuted for their religion, and many others. Some stories have already been translated to English. >>visit… Continue

Do you recognize this young man?

We are looking for more information about the events that took place on Vinohradska trida in Prague during Soviet invasion in 1968.

>>Read more about the events at the Czechoslovak Radio told by an… Continue