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At the geographical heart of Europe, Prague’s beautiful cityscape has been carved and sustained by a variety of emperors, artists and religious communities, from the Gothic exuberance of its castle and cathedral, to the dignity of the medieval Jewish Cemetery, and the 19th-century opulence of the “new” town. Under Communist rule, Prague was off the tourist map, but since 1989 the city has seen a surge of visitors eager to take in this spectacular city.
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Director Jan creates films in which his wife Eva’s Surrealist animated objects come to life.
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Hus (1370–1415) preached against Church corruption and was burned as a heretic.
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Czechs head for the hills where they roast sausages (see Jan Hus).
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In 1948 the Foreign Minister was found dead in front of Černín Palace, having “fallen” from a window, according to the Communists.
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Nepomuk was already dead when he was thrown over the side (see Statue of St John of Nepomuk).
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This young director is carrying Czech filmmaking into the 21st century with films such as Kolya (1996).
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A notorious joker and the author of the celebrated dig at the Austrian army, The Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk , Hašek was also the creator of the satirical Party for Moderate Progress Within the Bounds of the Law.
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Popular with an artsy student crowd that seems determined to blot out the lamp light with cigarette smoke. Otherwise, a comfortable retreat for sipping coffee or cheap wine.
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Prague’s favourite jazz club may not look like much from the outside, but the best local acts perform here regularly to full houses. Relatively high cover charges can’t keep fans away.
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Some of the city’s edgiest jazz artists take to the stage at this club. Železná has left its entertaining labyrinthine venue and moved to Mecca, in Holešovice (see Mecca). Table service remains a bit off-hand.
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