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Book Baroque Prague

    Book Details:
  • Author : Vít Vlnas
  • Publisher : Karolinum Press, Charles University
  • Release : 2022-08-25
  • ISBN : 9788024643762
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Baroque Prague written by Vít Vlnas and published by Karolinum Press, Charles University. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baroque Prague is a lavish excursion through Prague's important baroque period, beginning with the defeat of Czech Protestants at the Battle of White Mountain in 1620 and ending with the philosophical era of Enlightenment in the eighteenth century. In this book, acclaimed art historian V t Vlnas explores both the material and spiritual transformations the city went through during this boisterous period, treating the baroque epoch as a cultural phenomenon vital to the current genius loci of the great Central European capital. Vlnas guides readers through the city from Prague Castle to the Lesser Town, Old Town, and New Town, as well as Vysehrad, the important historic fortress. In a special section, he takes us to equally important baroque monuments outside of the historical city center. Lushly illustrated with over 200 color plates, including both historical images and contemporary photographs of architectural exteriors, the text is accompanied by helpful maps indicating the location of the monuments, as well as a glossary of prominent figures during the period. Both a highly readable introductory study and a work for experienced scholars of the history of Bohemia, Baroque Prague is an exciting homage to Europe's great "city of a hundred spires," and shows how a place's storied past informs its present soul.

Book Prague Baroque Architecture

Download or read book Prague Baroque Architecture written by Milan Pavlík and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Baroque Prague

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  • Author : Arne Novák
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1947
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 154 pages

Download or read book Baroque Prague written by Arne Novák and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Prague

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  • Author : Richard Burton
  • Publisher : Signal Books
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 9781902669632
  • Pages : 264 pages

Download or read book Prague written by Richard Burton and published by Signal Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasure house of Gothic, baroque and modernist architecture, Prague is also a city of icons and symbols: statues, saints and signs reveal a turbulent history of religious and cultural conflict. As Kafka's nightmare city and home of the Good Soldier Svejk, the Czech capital also produced two of the twentieth century's emblematic writers. Richard Burton explores this metropolis of theatrical allusion, in which politics and drama have always been intertwined. His interpretation of the city's cultural past and present encompasses opera and rock music, puppetry and cinema, surrealism and socialist realism.

Book Prague

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  • Author : Craig Turp
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN : 075666957X
  • Pages : 275 pages

Download or read book Prague written by Craig Turp and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes a detachable map affixed to inside flap of back cover.

Book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Prague

Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Prague written by DK Travel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the largest castle complex in the world, take a stroll along the picturesque Vltava River, discover the architectural pearls among the winding alleys of the Old Town, and enjoy some of the best lager on the planet. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Prague. + Hotel and restaurant listings and recommendations. + Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. + Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. + Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. + Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. + Area maps marked with sights and restaurants. + Detailed city maps include street finder index for easy navigation. + Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. + Suggested day-trips and itineraries to explore beyond the city. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Prague truly shows you what others only tell you.

Book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide  Prague

Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Prague written by and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Prague is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. This fully updated guide will lead you straight to the best attractions Prague has to offer, from strolling across the Charles Bridge in the early morning to sampling regional brews at bars and kavárnas to exploring the grounds of historic Prague Castle. This guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. This new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations that lead you straight to the best attractions. This uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide will help you discover everything region-by-region, from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops for all budgets, while detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus, or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Prague effortlessly.

Book The Vienna School of Art History

Download or read book The Vienna School of Art History written by Matthew Rampley and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matthew Rampley’s The Vienna School of Art History is the first book in over seventy-five years to study in depth and in context the practices of art history from 1847, the year the first teaching position in the discipline was created, to 1918, the collapse of Austria-Hungary. It traces the emergence of art history as a discipline, the establishment of norms of scholarly inquiry, and the involvement of art historians in wider debates about the cultural and political identity of the monarchy. The so-called Vienna School plays the central role in the study, but Rampley also examines the formation of art history elsewhere in Austria-Hungary. Located in the Habsburg imperial capital, Vienna art historians frequently became entangled in debates that were of importance to art historians elsewhere in the Empire, and Rampley pays particular attention to these areas of overlapping interest. He also analyzes the methodological innovations for which the Vienna School was well known. Rampley focuses most fully, however, on the larger political and ideological context of the practice of art history—particularly the way in which art-historical debates served as proxies for wider arguments over the political, social, and cultural life of the Habsburg Empire.

Book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide  Prague

Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Prague written by Craig Turp and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few cities have as much to offer as Prague, so it can be difficult to decide how best to spend your time, but the Eyewitness Travel Guide helps you to get the most from your stay. This guide will introduce you to Prague by locating the city geographically, setting modern Prague in its historical context. Learn about the city's main attractions and sights including a feature on the River Vltava. Discover other places around Prague with the day trips listed in the section Prague Area by Area. It is the carefully researched tips for hotels and restaurants, shops, markets, cafes, bars, entertainment and sporting events that separates this guide from the rest. Let the maps, photography and detailed illustration of the Eyewitness Travel Guide show you what others only tell you. Annually revised and updated, beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, and maps Includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation. Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer market research. The best keeps getting better!

Book Cosmos and Materiality in Early Modern Prague

Download or read book Cosmos and Materiality in Early Modern Prague written by Suzanna Ivanič and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the seventeenth century Prague was the setting for a complex and shifting spiritual world. By studying the city's material culture, this book presents a bold alternative understanding of early modern religion in central Europe.

Book Bohemia in History

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  • Author : Mikuláš Teich
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 1998-10-29
  • ISBN : 9780521431552
  • Pages : 418 pages

Download or read book Bohemia in History written by Mikuláš Teich and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-10-29 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on the history of the Czech lands from the ninth century to the fall of socialism in 1989.

Book Prague 20th Century Architecture

Download or read book Prague 20th Century Architecture written by Michael Kohout and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1999-04-22 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket-sized yet comprehensive guidebook to modern architecture in Prague shows its development from the Art Nouveau and beginnings of the Modern Style at the turn of the 20th century, the unique Cubist buildings from the years before World War I, the "National Style" of the newly established Czechoslovak Republic, the functionalist avant-garde of the inter-war period, the most remarkable examples of post-World War II buildings, and the revival of architectural production after 1989. 200 pages cover 220 buildings spanning the period 1900 to 1997. Each entry contains a descriptive text, period photographs, and selected entries are provided with plans. An indispensable companion for discovering the vast architectural heritage of the Czech capital.

Book Pocket Rough Guide Prague

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rob Humphreys
  • Publisher : Rough Guides UK
  • Release : 2011-01-20
  • ISBN : 1405388277
  • Pages : 237 pages

Download or read book Pocket Rough Guide Prague written by Rob Humphreys and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2011-01-20 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pocket Rough Guide Prague is your essential guide to the Czech capital; covering all the key sights, hotels, restaurants, shops and bars you need to know about. The easy-to-use Pocket Rough Guide Prague includes brand new itineraries and a Best of Prague section picking out the highlights you won't want to miss, plus detailed listings to guide you from picture-postcard views of Prague castle and the atmospheric old Jewish quarter to grand Art Nouveau cafés and traditional backstreet pubs serving the best beer in Europe. Whether you have a few days or a week to fill, The Pocket Rough Guide Prague will help you make the most of your trip. Now available in epub format.

Book DK Eyewitness Prague

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  • Author : DK Eyewitness
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2022-11-15
  • ISBN : 074408136X
  • Pages : 354 pages

Download or read book DK Eyewitness Prague written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Prague – an enchanting city brimming with history and culture. Whether you want to bask in the medieval splendour of the Old Town Square, trundle past Prague castle by tram or explore the Franz Kafka museum, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Prague has to offer. One of Europe's most engaging cities, Prague is bursting with culture. Rich classical music spills out onto cobbled streets, where Gothic and Art Nouveau masterpieces await around every corner. Some of the world’s best beer is enjoyed in characterful old pubs, while wooded hills and serene gardens promise an escape from the hustle and bustle. Our newly updated guide brings Prague to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights, trusted travel advice, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our hand-drawn illustrations which place you inside the city's iconic buildings and neighborhoods. We’ve also worked hard to make sure our information is as up-to-date as possible following the COVID-19 outbreak. DK Eyewitness Prague is your ticket to the trip of a lifetime. Inside DK Eyewitness Prague you will find: - A fully-illustrated top experiences guide: our expert pick of Prague’s must-sees and hidden gems - Accessible itineraries to make the most out of each and every day - Expert advice: honest recommendations for getting around safely, when to visit each sight, what to do before you visit, and how to save time and money - Colour-coded chapters to every part of Prague, from Prague castle to Malá Strana, Staré Mesto to Nové Mesto - Practical tips: the best places to eat, drink, shop and stay - Detailed maps and walks to help you navigate the state easily and confidently - Covers: Staré Město, Josefov and Northern Staré, Město, Prague Castle and Hradčany Malá Strana, Nové Město Want the best of Prague in your pocket? Try our DK Eyewitness Top 10 Prague. About DK Eyewitness: At DK Eyewitness, we believe in the power of discovery. We make it easy for you to explore your dream destinations. DK Eyewitness travel guides have been helping travellers to make the most of their breaks since 1993. DK Eyewitness travel guides have been helping travelers to make the most of their breaks since 1993. Filled with expert advice, striking photography and detailed illustrations, our highly visual DK Eyewitness guides will get you closer to your next adventure. We publish guides to more than 200 destinations, from pocket-sized city guides to comprehensive country guides. Named Top Guidebook Series at the 2020 Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards, we know that wherever you go next, your DK Eyewitness travel guides are the perfect companion.

Book Prague A Travel Guide

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rene Schreiber
  • Publisher : BookRix
  • Release : 2022-11-09
  • ISBN : 3755425084
  • Pages : 88 pages

Download or read book Prague A Travel Guide written by Rene Schreiber and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2022-11-09 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prague, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest are cities with a long common history. Prague offers a great insight into the history of the Czech Republic from the Přemyslids, the Habsburgs, the Nazi dictatorship and the communist dictatorship to the present day.

Book National Geographic Walking Prague

Download or read book National Geographic Walking Prague written by Will Tizard and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See the best of Prague with this streamlined walking guide, complete with 12 step-by-step itineraries and maps, to help you explore the city like a pro and navigate like a local. Created in a handy, take-along format, this guide is written by a seasoned travel writer to help conjure the spirit of the place in elegant text enhanced by National Geographic's famous eye for good pictures. Including must-do neighborhood itineraries, insider tips on how to visit recommended sights, and indispensable information for the most enjoyable adventure imaginable, Walking Prague is full of information about the city and its people.

Book Fodor s Prague   the Best of the Czech Republic

Download or read book Fodor s Prague the Best of the Czech Republic written by Maria Teresa Hart and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a dramatic visual design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions and other valuable features. Original.