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A 700-year old wedding is creating quite a stir in the Czech Republic.
Exhibitions, lectures and a commemorative silver coin have all been lined
up to mark the marriage which started a new dynasty of Bohemian kings. We
look at the celebrations and the history behind them.
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A Czech jeweller has created a replica of the Imperial Crown of the Holy
Roman Empire, a team of enthusiasts is building a miniaturized model of a
town which was razed to the ground to make way for coal mining and, a group
of Czechs have held a non-stop reading of the entire Lisbon treaty to prove
that it is readable. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.
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SpecialMilitary Prague
In today’s Special, we look at Military Prague: a few of the key moments
in the city’s history, from the first Slavonic settlements, to the
founding of Prague Castle and achievements later in the 20th century. Like
any major city, Prague’s military history is impossible to separate from
other historical developments: technological, economic, and cultural. As a
site in the Czech lands it is of course difficult to overstate its
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Current AffairsCoronation jewels go on display at Prague Castle
Hundreds of cameras flashed on Thursday when seven representatives of
church and state, including President Václav Klaus, Prime Minister Mirek
Topolánek and Prague Archbishop Miloslav Vlk gathered in Prague’s St
Vitus cathedral to unlock the chamber in which the Czech crown jewels are
stored. The chamber only opens when all seven keepers of the keys unlock
seven different locks at the same time. The crown jewels were then taken
to
Prague Castle’s Vladislav Hall, the traditional site of the coronation
of
kings, where they will be put on display for the general public for the
next eleven days. More
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Visitors to Prague will soon get another chance to view the Czech
coronation jewels. A 19-year old Czech girl has won the Czech speed beer
drinking contest. The first-ever specialized mushroom store is to open in
Prague. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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