From this weekend, vistors can now explore an abandoned slate mine in Moravia
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The project aims to bring Moravia’s technical past back to life for a new generation
Ostrava’s abandoned blast furnaces will become a new Czech industrial museum
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MUSEum+ will preserve industrial heritage and help support the Moravia-Silesia region
A pair of holidays commemorating saints and a reformer kick off summer in the Czech Republic
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Back-to-back holidays remember religious and linguistic reformers Jan Hus and the brothers Cyril and Methodius.
Fascinating facts about Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip, and Konopiště Castle
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On the anniversary of the assasination that triggered WWI, some historical insight on the key players
Video: First Spartakiad took place at Prague’s Strahov Stadium 65 years ago
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The world’s largest stadium hosted mass gymnastics events throughout the communist era
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Prague uncovered: You can now explore the hidden spaces of Frank Gehry’s Dancing House
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The concept for what is now the Dancing House was conceived of 30 years ago
An Illinois town kept Lidice on the map, a UK town helped rebuild it
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Several towns in the Americas dedicated themselves to the memory of a destroyed Czech village
Prague uncovered: Brutalist architecture is friendly once you get to know it
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No genre of architecture divides people like Brutalism, but some examples in Prague are stand outs
5 post-quarantine castle and chateau roadtrips from Prague
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Czech castles and chateaux reopened this week; these destinations are 60 minutes from Prague by car
Prague uncovered: Karlovo náměstí was meant to be the city’s main square
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Statues and plaques in Prague's Karlovo náměstí honor scientists, writers, musicians and an explorer
Czech Interior Ministry, Prague City Hall scrap deals with publisher of Third Reich Nazi calendar
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The Czech Interior Ministry has cancelled a storage space rental contract with the Naše vojsko publishing house
Prague's Strahov Stadium under consideration for the planned totalitarianism museum
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The world’s largest stadium joins the list of possible venues for the Museum of Memory of the XX Century
Prague uncovered: Folimanka blends Gothic town walls, 1980s sculpture and the Czech national anthem
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One of Prague's lesser-known parks, Folimanka is filled with sculptures and history, plus newly renovated playgrounds
Prague uncovered: The end of World War II is captured in newsreels and re-enactments
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The city saw fighting and significant damage at the end of the war, with Old Town Square particularly hit hard.
Jewish tombstone fragments found in Wenceslas Square renovations
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Tombstone fragments are being returned to the Jewish community in Prague, which will place them back in a cemetery
