Farmhouses With Animals In Prague Near Me

4worldlovers: When I wrote last week about the aardvark female Pieta, who became the oldest representative of her…


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4worldlovers:
Newly reconstructed design hotel Bishops House is located directly in the very heart of the historical centre of Prague. It lies only 60 metres far from the famous Charles Bridge, Vltava River, enchanting island of Kampa, and in the vicinity of the Old Town Square and the Prague Castle. All main sights, restaurants, pubs and shops within walking distance!


The main hotel building was built in the 16th century and has empire facade from 1843. The guests can also choose accommodation in a tower of the former seat of the Bishop, which was mentioned already in the 13th century.

The history of the Bishops House goes back to the Roman period. Mighty Bishop Duke Jindřich Břetislav had his new bishop’s seat built on the left bank of the Vltava River in the 12th century. Bishops and archbishops that succeeded him kept on adding to it and rebuilding it. One of the most significant alternations took place after a fire in 1249 that was set by rebels against the king Wenceslas I. In the revolutionary year 1419 the house was ransacked and set on fire. Bishop’s seat was moved to a different location and what remained of the house was used for building new houses. The current house, whose history is now reminded only by its name, is the result of a 6 year long alternation of the house from the 16th century that was finished in 1843.

Charles Bridge is the oldest bridge in Prague and it connects Old Town and Lesser Town. Its foundation stone was laid by Charles IV in 1357. The bridge is 516 meters long and 9.5 meters wide. It was built from sandstone blocks under the supervision of architect Petr Parléř. The bridge is decorated by 30 statues and statuaries, most of which were created in the period of 1706 - 1714.

The tower at the western end of the bridge is actually created by two towers of different appearance, origin, and size. Smaller tower was built in the Roman style and it was part of the first Prague stone bridge – Judith’s Bridge from the first half of the 12th century, but it is older. It was first mentioned only in 1249. The second, higher tower was being built together with the Charles Bridge in 1357 based on the Old Town Bridge Tower on the other bank of the river. However, it was finished only one hundred years later during the reign of George of Poděbrady. There were no statues planned at that time. Both towers are connected by a gate with crenellation that comes from the beginning of the 15th century. It is decorated by the signs of the lands of Wenceslas IV. Towers and the gate were part of the city fortification. Unlike the tower on the other bank, the Lesser Town Bridge was not damaged too much during the Thirty Year’s War since the Swedish army gained it without greater resistance.

One of the Prague’s baroque gems is St.Nicolas Church in Lesser Town Square. This important baroque building with a cupola and bell tower has a richly decorated interior. When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart visited Prague, he played the pipe organ in this church.

It was built by Jesuits after they had obtained emperor’s approval to tear down an old church that used to stand in that location. Its project was designed by architect Christoph Dientzenhofer who also supervised its construction in the period of 1703-1711. Finishing it took longer than expected due to financial problems, plague in 1713, and war events from 1741-1744. After his father’s deaths, his son Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer took over the construction of the church. He created the cupola and part of the tower with the gallery. After his death, the tower had to be completed by Dientzenhofer’s son-in-law architect Anselmo Lurago. He created the upper bell tower in the rococo style. It is as high as the church cupola – 74 meters.