Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #19 in Prague, Czechia
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4.8 km
166 m
Experience Prague in Czechia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in PragueIndividual Sights in PragueSight 1: Sbratření
Brotherhood is a sculpture by the Czech artist Karel Pokorný (1891-1962), which became the basis for monuments of the Prague Offensive during World War II. There are such monuments in Prague, Česká Třebová, Saint Petersburg and the Crimea. The sculpture depicts the meeting of a Soviet Red Army soldier and a Czech militiaman in May 1945. Art critics evaluate Brotherhood as one of the best works of socialist realism. This sculpture gained popularity and became a symbol of friendship between the peoples of Russia and Czechoslovakia. Its image was used on stamps, coins, banknotes, etc.
Sight 2: Divadlo Ponec
The Ponec Theatre in Žižkov in Prague 3 is a stage for modern dance and movement theatre. It is operated by the civic association Tanec Praha.
Sight 3: Military History Institute in Prague
The Military History Institute in Prague is a museum, scientific research and library facility of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic. Its mission is to systematically and purposefully collect written and material monuments, especially on the history of the Czech and Czechoslovak military and army, to take professional care of these funds and collections, to scientifically examine them, process them and make them available to the public.
Sight 4: Army Museum Žižkov
The Army Museum Žižkov is part of the Military History Institute in Prague. It is located in Prague's Žižkov district in the historical buildings of the Liberation Memorial.
Sight 5: Žižkovské divadlo Járy Cimrmana
The Jára Cimrman Theatre is a Prague theatre company operating since the late 1960s. His repertoire consists of comic plays by Ladislav Smoljak and Zdeněk Svěrák on the theme of the fictional Czech genius Jára Cimrman, who is claimed to be the original author of these plays. Traditionally, only men play in the theatre, without any acting education – the only exception being the professional reinforcements Miroslav Táborský, Vojtěch Kotek, Josef Čepelka and Ondřej Vetchý, who were cast after a series of deaths of several core actors of the ensemble. It is one of the most successful and popular Czech authorial theatres and Czech post-war theatres in general.
Sight 6: Jaroslav Hašek
The statue of Jaroslav Hašek is an outdoor monument and equestrian statue by Karel Nepraš and Karolína Neprašová, installed at Prokopovo náměstí in the Žižkov district of Prague, Czech Republic. The sculpture was installed in 2005, having been completed by Nepraš's daughter Karolína after his death. It is located in an area where Hašek lived during writing of his famous novel The Good Soldier Švejk.
Sight 7: Betlémská kaple
The Bethlehem Chapel in Žižkov is a Cubist building serving as a parish church of the Žižkov congregation of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. It is located in Prokopova Street inside a block of apartment buildings.
Sight 8: Karel Havlíček Borovský
The statue of Karel Havlíček Borovský is an outdoor sculpture in Žižkov, Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 9: svatá Anna
St. Anne's Church in Prague 3-Žižkov is a Roman Catholic branch church from 1911. It was built in the style of the so-called Beuron Art Nouveau according to the project of architect Eduard Sochor. Church of st. St. Anne's Church is a branch church of the Žižkov parish at the Church of St. Procopius.
Sight 10: Studio DK;Divadlo Kámen
The Kámen Theatre is Prague's authorial theatre and art salon, operating since 2007 in its own theatre studio for 50 spectators near the Invalidovna metro station in Prague's Karlín district. The Kámen Theatre was founded in 1998 and has created over 35 productions during its existence. Initially, it played mainly in several Prague clubs, but from 2004 to 2007 it played regularly in the Jára Cimrman Žižkov Theater and the Celetná Theater.
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