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The drawn-out debate over the construction of a futuristic building
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Czech-born London-based architect Jan Kaplický, the huge green and purple
structure divided public opinion when it won an international competition
in 2007 and the project was finally scuppered. Now, more than four years
after the original plan was put forward, Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda has
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Czech HistoryThe Clementinum, the Baroque pearl of Prague
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thing in the labyrinth – you are surrounded by around a millennium of
history and millions of volumes of books inside one of the most beautifully
preserved masterpieces of Baroque art the city of Prague has to offer. This
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Current AffairsWork of the first Bohemian printers on display in National Library
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Current AffairsChildren's publishing house Albatros celebrates 60- year anniversary
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