Prague Eyewitness Travel

[...]...INTRODUCING PRAGUE FOUR GREAT DAYS IN PRAGUE 1011 PUTTING PRAGUE ON THE MAP 1215 THE HISTORY OF PRAGUE 1635 PRAGUE AT A GLANCE 3649 PRAGUE THROUGH THE YEAR 5053 A RIVER VIEW OF PRAGUE 5457 10 I N T R O D U C I N G P R A G U E FOUR GREAT DAYS IN PRAGUE F ew cities have as much to offer as Prague, so it can be difficult to decide how best to spend... Jesuits to Prague Belvedere built 1547 Unsuccessful uprising of towns of Prague against Ferdinand I Charter for manglers and dyers T H E H I S T O R Y O F 29 P R A G U E WHERE TO SEE RENAISSANCE PRAGUE The Royal Garden (p111) preserves much of the spirit of Renaissance Prague Paintings and objects from Rudolph’s collections can be seen in the Sternberg Palace (pp112–15), the Picture Gallery of Prague Castle... Hussites, the Taborites, were “Velvet Revolution” of 1989, Prague finally defeated at the Battle of Lipany has embraced a new era View of Prague Castle and Little Quarter, 1493 St Wenceslas and St Vitus, by Bartholomaeus Spränger, about 1600 18 I N T R O D U C I N G P R A G U E Rulers of Prague Three great dynasties have shaped the history of Prague: the Přemyslids, the Luxemburgs and the Habsburgs According... breast cross 993 Bishop Adalbert Vojtèch founds monastery at Břevnov 870 Prague Castle founded 800 900 1000 935 Wenceslas dies 863 St Cyril and St Methodius bring Christianity to Moravia 920 Founding of St George’s Basilica at Prague Castle Bishop Adalbert’s bejewelled glove 22 I N T R O D U C I N G P R A G U E Early Medieval Prague Prague Castle steadily grew in importance from the beginning of the 9th... (see p130) TIMELINE 1040 St Adalbert’s remains brought to Prague 1110 Small 1140 Strahov German settlement in Prague Monastery founded 1092–1110 Reign of Bretislav II 1091 Old Town marketplace first mentioned by travellers 1050 1100 1070 Vyšehrad becomes temporary seat of Czech princes St Adalbert with a martyr’s palm frond 1150 1091 Great fire at Prague Castle 1110–20 Reign of Bořivoj II 1085 Vratislav... large market place, the Old Town Square, Prague coat of arms Habsburg Emperors was and two citadels, Prague Castle and Rudolph II He brought the spirit of Vyšehrad, from where its first rulers, the Renaissance to Prague through his the Přemyslids, conducted their many love of the arts and sciences Soon family feuds These were often bloody: after his death, in 1618, Prague was in AD 935, Prince Wenceslas... construction of Prague Castle completed 1200 1258–68 Strahov Monastery rebuilt in Gothic style after fire 1250 1290 1212 Přemysl Otakar I receives the Sicilian Golden Bull, confirming the sovereignty of Bohemian kings 1172 Judith Bridge built (see pp136–9) Sicilian Golden Bull 1278 Přemysl Otakar II dies at Marchfeld 24 I N T R O D U C I N G P R A G U E Prague s Golden Age In the late Middle Ages, Prague attained... Přemyslid insignia TIMELINE 1344 Elevation of Prague bishopric to archbishopric 1280 Old-New Synagogue completed in Gothic style Town Hall, Old Town Square 1305 1320 makes Prague his home 1335 1338 John of Luxemburg gives permission 1306 to Old Town to build a town hall Přemyslid dynasty ends 1310 John of Portal of OldNew Synagogue 1333 Charles IV Luxemburg occupies Prague Votive panel showing Charles, Archbishop... outside of the Týn Church denotes the Hussite cause 1500 1480 1487 First book printed in Prague 1485 King Vladislav Jagiello begins to rebuild Royal Palace at Prague Castle Vladislav Jagiello 28 I N T R O D U C I N G P R A G U E The Renaissance and Rudolph II With the accession of the Habsburgs, the Renaissance reached Prague Art and architecture were dominated by the Italians who enjoyed the patronage... decline in the fortunes of the city that During the Middle Ages Prague would revive only in the 18th century prospered, especially during the Prague s many fine Baroque churches reign of the Holy Roman Emperor, and palaces date from this time The 19th century saw a period of Charles IV Under the government of this wise and cultured ruler, Prague national revival and the burgeoning grew into a magnificent . Tower INTRODUCING PRAGUE FOUR GREAT DAYS IN PRAGUE 10 PUTTING PRAGUE ON THE MAP 12 THE HISTORY OF PRAGUE 16 PRAGUE AT A GLANCE 36 PRAGUE THROUGH THE YEAR 50 A RIVER VIEW OF PRAGUE 54 Rudolph. INTRODUCING PRAGUE FOUR GREAT DAYS IN PRAGUE 1011 PUTTING PRAGUE ON THE MAP 1215 THE HISTORY OF PRAGUE 1635 PRAGUE AT A GLANCE 3649 PRAGUE THROUGH THE YEAR 5053 A RIVER VIEW OF PRAGUE 5457 INTRODUCING.