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PanoramaCzechs mark seven hundred year old wedding anniversary
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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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
importance. More
MailboxMailbox
Today in Mailbox: the re-enactment of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV's
annual procession; a journey on the Posazavsky Pacific; response to US
plans to build a radar station in the Czech Republic and reactions to
Radio Prague's interview with a US veteran from Iraq. Listeners quoted:
Aloisie Krasny, David Eldridge, Vladimir Val Cymbal, Robin Lane, Andrew
Walters, Stephen K. McDonald.
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Current AffairsCharles IV Royal Procession re-enacted to boost tourism in Central Bohemia
This weekend, Central Bohemia was taken back to the fourteenth century as
actors and politicians took part in a re-enactment of Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV's traditional annual journey from Prague Castle to Karlstejn.
The two-day procession was accompanied by various other events,
introducing visitors to everyday life seven centuries ago. It was the
first of an annual event launched by the governor of Central Bohemia, the
aim of which is to help boost tourism in the region.
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Current AffairsNew exhibition features three periods of flourishing artistic relations
Silesia, a Pearl in the Bohemian Crown - is a new exhibition that is
currently underway in Prague. As Dita Asiedu reports, paintings,
sculptures, drawings and prints illustrate the artistic relations among
Silesia, Bohemia and Moravia from the 14th to the 18th century: More
Czechs in HistoryExhibition maps art and culture in the time of the Luxembourgs
In today's Czechs in History we look at one of the most illustrious periods
of the kingdom of Bohemia - the rule of the Luxembourgs - reflected in an
important exhibition now underway at Prague Castle: Charles IV - Emperor
by the Grace of God. The exhibit, which had an immensely successful run
last autumn at New York's Metropolitan Museum opened in Prague
mid-February to great expectations. Opening the exhibit curator Jiri Fajt
explained the period of the Luxembourgs, between 1347 and 1437, was among
the most artistically important the kingdom of Bohemia had ever seen. And
he said the exhibition, which features works from more than 90 museums,
galleries, and private collections, would allow Czechs to rediscover one
of Bohemia's most famous eras.
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Current AffairsNational Museum shows "Mute Witnesses of the Luxembourg Rule"
Last week saw the opening of a major exhibition devoted to the 14th century
king and emperor, Charles IV, at Prague Castle. It brings together
priceless works from dozens of museums in fifteen countries, and covers
not only the reign of Charles IV himself, but the whole period when the
Luxembourg dynasty ruled the Czech lands in the 14th and 15th centuries.
But some objects from that time were simply too large to be transported to
Prague Castle. They are on show at a separate exhibition at the National
Museum's Lapidarium in Prague 7.
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Current AffairsCharles IV: Emperor by the Grace of God sees successful first weekend
Already it is being called the cultural event of 2006 as well as one of the
most important exhibitions in Prague ever: Charles IV: Emperor by the Grace
of God, now open at Prague Castle. The exhibition, which had a first leg
run at New York's Metropolitan Museum in the autumn, brings together rare
works from more than 90 galleries, museums, and private collections in 15
countries, capturing the period between 1347 and 1437 - the time of the
Luxemburg dynasty.
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MailboxMailbox
In this week's Mailbox: Radio Prague's reports on tracking black storks and
Czech aid to hurricane stricken areas; Emperor Charles IV's Autobiography;
famous personalities on Czech banknotes. Listeners quoted: Mike Styles,
UK; Jayne Cookson, US; Nancy Snider, US; Joe T. Vosoba, US; David Cradock,
UK. More
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