Take a spin in a three-wheeled Czechoslovak Velorex this autumn
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Brush up on the history of the only fabric-covered three-wheel car ever produced, also known as 'the cockroach' and 'the running tent.'
New trailer for 'Jan Žižka' reveals major plot points
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The two-and-a-half minute clip highlights the turmoil in Europe and political struggles in the early 1400s.
Lots of blame but no punishment for botched Astronomical Clock restoration
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Unauthorized changes to one of Prague’s top tourist attractions had gone unnoticed for four years until a conservationist checked it.
New ‘Mucha: The Family Collection’ exhibit unveils unseen art
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The exhibit, in cooperation with the Czech Senate, is timed to coincide with the Czech presidency of the EU.
Pilsner Urquell will open an interactive beer center near Prague’s Wenceslas Square
The center will take up three floors of a historical building and include a beer hall, a restaurant, and a shop.
Ivana Trump, the Czech-born ex-wife of Donald Trump, has passed away at age 73
The skier and model met Trump in New York in 1976 and became his business partner as well as his wife.
Pig farm on Roma concentration camp site to be demolished
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A dignified memorial pavilion will be built to educate people about the Holocaust of the Roma and Sinti people.
On the trail of Jan Hus: Following the reformer’s footstep in Czechia
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Hus’ birthplace as well as churches and castles where he preached and wrote are open to the public.
Stunning quilt artistry captures Czech motifs in textile
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A new exhibit now running at the Czech Center New York features classic Czech styles and figures incorporated into quilt tapestry.
Velehrad pilgrimage commemorates Sts. Cyril and Methodius' visit to Moravia
A close associate of Pope Francis will celebrate mass in front of the oldest basilica in the country.
On this day in 1942: A Czech feminist and suffrage activist is executed in Prague
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For many women, the struggles that Plamínková fought for are still relevant today; this year marks 80 years since her death.
Promenade planned for Prague’s center, with trams back on Na Příkopě
The historical route of the former city wall and moat will become a single shopping and leisure concourse.
Prague uncovered: See the Prague solstice mystery from Charles Bridge
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From this year you can watch the solstice alignment online thanks to a high-quality live camera in the Old Town Tower of Charles Bridge.
Prague skydivers honor 80th anniversary of Operation Anthropoid
Czechoslovak paratroopers who carried out the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich died at Prague's Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius on June 18, 1942.
Czechia EU presidency aims to 'write the future of Europe' by revising its past
While most historians place the start of WWII in 1939, the Czech EU presidency video moves it back to 1938, when the Munich Pact was signed.
Prague walnut grove dedicated as a living memorial to Lidice tragedy
The village of Lidice was destroyed 80 years ago today in retribution for the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich.
Prague uncovered: Depeche Mode’s 1988 Prague concert began a ‘revolution’
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The British electro-pop band’s first Czech show was a last-minute substitution, and authorities prepared for the worst.
