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SpotlightPrůhonice
In today's edition of Spotlight we visit the famous Průhonice Park - a
gorgeous destination for tourists that is not at all out of reach, a mere
fifteen minute bus ride from Prague. If you love long romantic walks, soft
landscapes full of leafy forests, quiet streams, and virgin meadows,
Průhonice is a must. More
Czech HistoryThe story of Prague’s most dominant bridge and how it was tested using tanks
For today’s episode of Czech History I’ve come here to Nuselský most
or Nusle Bridge which joins two parts of the city. Completed in 1973, the
bridge serves as a major artery for six lanes of North-South traffic and
even the city’s metro. Every single day countless thousands of commuters
rely on it. More
SpotlightThe Ungelt, and a thousand years of multicultural Prague
In the jumble of alleyways that is Prague’s Old Town, if you look
carefully, you’ll make out the form of the ancient fortress of Ungelt,
built over with baroque and renaissance facades, but still standing after
1000 years. This is the customs house of Ungelt, where foreign merchants
came to store their wares, and a reminder that Prague has always been a
cosmopolitan, multinational city ever since its earliest days. More
SpotlightTyršův dům – Home of the Sokol movement
In today’s Spotlight Radio Prague visits an early Baroque palace known as
Michnův palác in the historic quarter of Malá strana. Built in the 16th
century, it first belonged to the Micha family before it became munitions
factory in the mid-1700s. In the early 20th century, after the founding of
Czechoslovakia, it was sold to the patriotic Sokol sport and gymnastics
organisation, which renovated it and named it Tyršův dům (or Tyrs’
House) after its main founder. More
Current AffairsLarge 3D model of Prague goes on display at Anděl shopping mall
Before the computer age, Prague city planners used a large 3D model of the
capital to see what new buildings, roads and other features would look like
in the given environment. But 10 years ago, the model was replaced by
digital technologies; now it has been put to a new use. With new
interactive features, the model has gone on display in one of the city’s
shopping malls. More
SpotlightInside Prague’s labyrinth of bomb shelters
Deep beneath the city of Prague is another city altogether, one that most
people are completely unaware of, and that they’ll hopefully never see.
It is a system of hundreds upon hundreds of concrete bunkers with their own
electricity, water and ventilation systems awaiting the day that you might
hear the air-raid sirens wailing. More
Current AffairsCzech, Italian presidents cut tape on new Main Station concourse
Prague’s Hlavní nádraží or Main Station was once a dank and
depressing place, not somewhere you’d wish to linger a moment longer than
necessary. Over the past few years, however, it’s undergone a
50-million-euro makeover at the hands of the Italian firm Grandi Stazioni.
On Thursday the presidents of Italy and the Czech Republic snipped the
ceremonial tape on the station’s new concourse. More
Current AffairsPrague’s famous astronomical clock stopped for three weeks
Prague’s famous astronomical clock known as the Orloj, dating back to
1410 and gracing the tower of the Old Town Hall, is one of the city’s
biggest attractions, drawing crowds on the hour every single day. The
chimes and a famous procession of apostles (moving sculptures) in the
clock’s windows, are a must for any visitor, and are no doubt the subject
of countless youtube videos and family photos. But anyone visiting on the
Old Town Square these days has been less than lucky and won’t see the
famous clock in operation: on Monday it was turned off by technicians due
to three weeks of building repairs. More
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