DK Travel : Prague : History & Culture

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Church of Sts Simon and Jude

Catch an ensemble of Prague Symphony Orchestra players in this Renaissance sanctuary.
Clementinum

Built as a Jesuit college in the mid-17th century, the Clementinum now houses the National and State Technical libraries. The astronomer Johannes Kepler discovered the laws of planetary motion atop the observatory tower.
Congress Centre

The Communist Palace of Culture is trying hard to make up for its ugliness by hosting pop concerts and international conferences.
Congress Centre

Communist Czechoslovakia’s planners sought to decentralize Prague, building monoliths such as the former Palace of Culture anywhere but in the actual city centre. The post-Communist government has refurbished the interior in a bid to turn it into a major convention centre, but, as yet, they haven’t managed to find a buyer .
Cubist Houses

Cubist architecture took off in Prague, as a cluster of houses below Vyšehrad testifies. Josef Chochol built the angular buildings on Podolské nábřeží, Libušina and the corner of Přemyslova and Neklanova.
Czech Radio Building

Warsaw-Pact tanks invaded the Czech capital in 1968 to put an end to Alexander Dubček’s Prague Spring liberalization. Among those who paid for their resistance with their lives were Czech Radio journalists, who first broadcast the news that the nation was under attack. A plaque in front of the building honours their bravery.
Devil’s Pillar

The story goes that the devil bet a local priest that he could carry this pillar to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome before the clergyman finished his sermon. A sore loser, he threw the column to the ground here.
Disturbing the Peace

Havel meditates on Communism and the values underlying Central Europe’s pursuit of democracy.
Divadlo Alfred ve Dvoře

A community group recently came to the financial rescue to ensure this theatre continues hosting its outstanding non-verbal theatre.
Divadlo Archa

Archa is Prague’s premiere venue for avant-garde music, dance and movement theatre, recently hosting David Byrne and France’s Compagnie Pál Frenák.