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  • This medieval convent regularly holds recitals.

  • This lovely Gothic convent, now part of the National Gallery, is full of spectacular altarpieces and wall panels, as well as original 13th-century cloisters and chapels. The artworks here, as part of the gallery’s collection, comprise some of the best 19th-century Czech art.

  • Choral and string recitals present the greatest works of Mozart, Beethoven and other composers.

  • Wenceslas IV arrested Nepomuk (1340–93) over the election of an abbot and threw his body from Charles Bridge.

  • Organ and other recitals are on the bill at this Gothic church, once part of the Old Town defences.

  • Jesuits constructed this stunning example of Baroque architecture in the early 18th century, on the site of a former Gothic church. It was designed by the acclaimed Baroque architects, father and son Christoph and Kilian Dientzenhofer, while other prominent artists adorned the interior with exquisite carvings, statues and frescoes. Visitors can see examples of the interior’s painstaking reconstruction which took place in the 1950s, and enjoy spectacular views from the clock tower (see Church of St Nicholas).

  • Appreciate the Malá Strana church’s Baroque grandeur at a concert of sacred music.

  • The Gothic splendour of St Vitus’s spires can be seen from almost every vantage point in Prague, but don’t miss the opportunity to see its beautiful stained-glass windows and gargoyles close up.

  • Prague Castle’s cathedral is a spectacular setting for classical concerts.

  • Clearly seen on the Old Town Square on the façade of Štorch House, this is a tribute both to the patron saint of Bohemia and the blacksmiths who shod horses bound for the castle.

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