Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Brno, Czechia

The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic parish church at the Parish of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary in Brno, Křenová Street, built in 1910–1913 by architect Franz Holik in the Art Nouveau style. The church is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Kostel Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie (Brno-Trnitá) (CS)

The Agudas Achim Synagogue is a functionalist synagogue in the Trnitá district of Brno, Skořepka 13. It was built in 1935–1936. In 2002, it was the only synagogue of its kind in Moravia and Silesia. It is protected as a cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Synagoga Agudas achim (CS)

Mahen Theatre is a Czech theatre situated in the city of Brno. Mahen Theatre, built as German Deutsches Stadttheater in 1882, was one of the first public buildings in the world lit entirely by electric light. It was built in a combination of Neo-renaissance, Neo-baroque and Neoclassical architectural styles.

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The Jesuit Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located in the Brno-střed district of Brno in the cadastral area of the City of Brno. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie (Brno-město) (CS)

The Loreto Chapel in Brno is a Baroque church in the immediate vicinity of the Church of St. John at the Minorite Monastery in Brno. The Loreto Chapel with Holy Stairs was built in the 18th century by the builder Moritz Grimm on the site of the original cemetery. Together with the entire complex, it has been a cultural monument since 1964.

Wikipedia: Loretánská kaple v Brně (CS)

The Church of St. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, commonly referred to as the Church of St. John, is a Roman Catholic church built in the 13th century at the Minorite monastery in the historical center of Brno. The monastery complex with the church and the Loreto chapel has been protected as a cultural monument since 1964.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Jana Křtitele a svatého Jana Evangelisty (Brno-město) (CS)

The Měnín Gate is the only preserved city gate in Brno located in Orlí Street near Malinovského Square. Its origins date back to the 13th century, when it formed part of the Brno city walls. After reconstruction at the end of the 1970s, which adapted the building for exhibition purposes, the gate building is managed by the Brno City Museum, which uses it as an exhibition space. Together with other remnants of the city fortifications, the Měnín Gate has been a protected monument since 1964.

Wikipedia: Měnínská brána (CS)

St. Joseph's Church is originally a Roman Catholic monastery church, part of the Franciscan convent, later the Ursuline nuns. It is located in Josefská Street in the Brno-střed district of Brno. In 2009 it was given to the Greek Catholic Church.

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The Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Brno is a Roman Catholic church on the corner of Masaryk and Františkánská Streets, built between 1651 and 1654, probably by the builder Ondřej Erna, on the site of a former synagogue for the Brno Franciscans. The current appearance dates back to 1852, when the reconstruction took place. The church is protected as a cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Kostel svaté Máří Magdalény (Brno) (CS)

The Reduta Theatre is a theatre in Brno, Czech Republic. It was built on the city's oldest square, Zelný trh) and began its life in Renaissance times as the Taverna (Tavern) Theatre. In 1767, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed with his sister in a concert there. It is now part of the National Theatre in Brno. The building, which was first mentioned in 1608, is the oldest theatre building in Central Europe.

Wikipedia: Reduta Theatre (EN)

Zelný trh is a square and traditional marketplace in Brno, Czech Republic. It is located in the historic centre of Brno on an area of about 0.6 hectares.

Wikipedia: Parnas fountain (EN)

The Brno Dragon is a stuffed crocodile suspended from the ceiling of the Old Town Hall in Brno.

Wikipedia: Brněnský drak (CS)

The Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Brno is a Roman Catholic parish church with an adjacent Dominican monastery. Originally Gothic, rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 17th century, the church is located on Dominican Square next to the New Town Hall in Brno's Brno-střed district. It has been protected as a cultural monument since 1964.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Michaela archanděla (Brno) (CS), Website

The House of the Lords of Kunštát is a Renaissance palace in the historical centre of Brno, cadastral area of the City of Brno, Dominikánská Street No. 9. It is listed as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic and is currently used by the Brno House of Arts for exhibition purposes. It is probably the most important monument in the complex of the so-called Velký Špalíček.

Wikipedia: Dům pánů z Kunštátu (CS)

The Goose on a String Theatre is a theatre in Brno on the Vegetable Market, whose artistic director has been dramaturg Martin Sládeček since the end of the 2020/2021 season. The ensemble has been operating since 1967, when a group of theatre artists from the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts under the leadership of Bořivoj Srba began experimenting with theatrical forms. From 1968 the ensemble operated under the auspices of the Brno House of Arts.

Wikipedia: Divadlo Husa na provázku (CS)

The Dietrichstein Palace is a building in the centre of Brno on the Vegetable Market, the main exhibition building of the Moravian Museum.

Wikipedia: Dietrichsteinský palác (Brno) (CS)

The Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross at the Capuchin Monastery in Brno is a Roman Catholic rector's church of the Brno diocese. It is located on Capuchin Square in the Brno-střed district, in the cadastral area of the City of Brno, and belongs to the Order of the Capuchin Friars Minor. The church is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Kostel Nalezení svatého Kříže (Brno) (CS)

The Bishop's Court is a complex of several diverse buildings under the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in Brno. Since 1818 it has been part of and owned by the Moravian Museum.

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The Holy Trinity Column is a High Baroque sculpture built in 1729 by sculptor Antonín Schweigl in the upper part of the Vegetable Market in Brno in honour of the Holy Trinity and St. John of Nepomuk.

Wikipedia: Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice (Brno) (CS)

Denis Gardens, originally Františkov Park, is a city park on the edge of the Brno cadastral area of the City of Brno. They are situated on the slope of Petrov Hill between the preserved section of the original city walls and the road in Husova Street. The park is crossed by several serpentine paths connecting it with Nádražní and Bašty streets. The park also includes the Governor's Garden. The park is connected to the Capuchin Gardens.

Wikipedia: Denisovy sady (CS)

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on the Petrov hill in the Brno-střed district of the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. It is commonly referred to locally as simply "Petrov". It is the seat of the Diocese of Brno and a national cultural monument that is one of the most important pieces of architecture in South Moravia. The interior is mostly Baroque in style, while the exterior shell is Gothic that dates mostly from the 14th century, and its impressive 84-metre-high towers were constructed to the Gothic Revival designs of the architect August Kirstein between 1901 and 1909. The original cathedral site dates to the 11th century.

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The Bethlehem Church is located at the foot of Špilberk Hill in Pellicova Street in the cadastral area of the City of Brno, Brno-střed. It was built in the historicist style with predominant Neo-Renaissance elements in 1894–1895. It was the first Protestant church in Brno where preaching was carried out exclusively in Czech.

Wikipedia: Betlémský kostel (CS), Website

Baron Theophil Edvard von Hansen was a Danish architect who later became an Austrian citizen. He became particularly well known for his buildings and structures in Athens and Vienna, and is considered an outstanding representative of Neoclassicism and Historicism.

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The Mitrovský Summer Palace is a late Baroque mansion located along Veletržní Street, not far from the main entrance to the trade fair grounds. His land is located in the territory of the Brno-střed district, in the cadastral area of Old Brno.

Wikipedia: Letohrádek Mitrovských (CS)

The sculpture New Age was created by sculptor Vincenc Makovský for the Czechoslovak pavilion at the international exhibition Expo 1958 in Brussels. The original name of the sculpture was Atomic Age. The sculpture received the Grand Prix of the World Exposition in Brussels. Since 1959, the original sculpture has been located in front of the main entrance to the Brno Trade Fairs and Exhibition Centre. A copy of the sculpture is located in Prague. The sculpture has been a protected monument since 1964.

Wikipedia: Sousoší Nový věk (CS)

Špilberk Castle is a castle on the hilltop in Brno, Southern Moravia. Its construction began as early as the first half of the 13th century by the Přemyslid kings and completed by King Ottokar II of Bohemia. From a major royal castle established around the mid-13th century, and the seat of the Moravian margraves in the mid-14th century, it was gradually turned into a huge baroque citadel considered the harshest prison in the Austrian Empire, and then into barracks. This prison had always been part of the Špilberk fortress and is frequently referenced by the main character, Fabrizio, in Stendhal's novel, The Charterhouse of Parma.

Wikipedia: Špilberk Castle (EN)