Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #20 in Prague, Czechia
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4.4 km
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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: Prague Public Transport Museum
The Museum of Public Transport in Prague was opened in May 1993 by the Prague Public Transport Company in the Střešovice depot in connection with the termination of its regular operation in 1992. Vehicles from the museum's collections are protected as technical monuments, and the depot itself was declared a technical monument at the end of 1991.
Wikipedia: Muzeum městské hromadné dopravy v Praze (CS), Website
Sight 2: Villa Müller
The Villa Müller is a Modernist villa in Prague, Czech Republic built in 1930. It was designed by Adolf Loos as a residence for František Müller, co-owner of the Kapsa-Müller construction company from Pilsen.
Sight 3: svatý Norbert
The Church of St. Norbert in Prague-Střešovice is a Roman Catholic parish church in Střešovice, Prague 6. The Neo-Romanesque church stands on the hill of the Prague Plateau at an altitude of about 340 m. Its tower is the dominant feature and at the same time the highest point of this district. The church is protected as a cultural monument.
Sight 4: Farní sbor Českobratrské církve evangelické Střešovice
The Evangelical Church in Střešovice is a house of prayer and congregation house of the Parish Congregation of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren in Prague 6 – Střešovice. The building from 1937–1939 is the work of architect Bohumír Kozák, a member of the local congregation, and stands at náměstí Předbatterymi 950/22 on plot number 177 in the cadastral area of Střešovice.
Sight 5: Villa Rothmayer
The Rothmayer Villa is the villa of architect Otto Rothmayer (1892–1966) and his wife, textile artist Božena Rothmayerová, née Horneková (1899–1984). It was built according to the plans of architect Otto Rothmayer in 1928–1929 in the style of classicizing modernism. The villa with a garden and a swimming pool is registered in the list of cultural monuments of the Czech Republic and has been protected as an immovable monument since 3 August 2010. It is listed in the catalogue of modern architecture of the international organization Iconic Houses, which brings together extraordinary works of world-class architects, architecturally significant houses, artists' houses and studios from the 20th century open to the public as house museums.
Sight 6: svatý Florián
The Chapel of St. Florian is located in Prague-Břevnov in Anastázova Street.
Sight 7: Břevnovský klášter
Břevnov Monastery is a Benedictine archabbey in the Břevnov district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded by Saint Adalbert, the second Bishop of Prague, in 993 AD with the support of Bohemian Duke Boleslaus II. The first Benedictine male monastery in Bohemia, it also has the oldest tradition of beer brewing in the Czech Republic. Brewing was interrupted several times in the history, but up to today, the Břevnov Monastery Brewery brew its beer here.
Sight 8: Klášterní zahrada
The Břevnov Monastery Garden and Orchard, formerly also the St. Margaret Garden in Břevnov, form the area together with the church and the monastery, and since 1991 they have been protected as one national cultural monument of the Czech Republic. It is divided into the upper area, which consists of an unkempt forest park, in the northwest, adjacent to the cemetery, along Na Větrníku Street with student dormitories, and the well-maintained part, referred to as the Břevnov Orchard, and the lower monastery garden, which has its cloistered part, better fenced than the upper parts, with two lockable entrances, which is accessible only during the day.
Sight 9: Větrník
The Dutch-type windmill with outbuildings is homestead No. 40, located in the cadastral area of Břevnov, in the city district of Prague 6, in the locality called Větrník. It stands on the edge of the Břevnov monastery garden and forest park along U Větrníku Street, from which it is separated by a high wall, at an altitude of 360 m. Since 1958 it has been registered in the Central List of Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic.
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