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SpotlightCity Hall places time capsule into Charles Bridge foundation
The beautiful Gothic Charles Bridge (called the Stone Bridge until 1870),
built across the Vltava River to connect the Old Town to the Mala Strana
(Lesser Town), is Prague's biggest tourist attraction and boasts a
breathtaking view of Prague Castle. Some thirty statues from the 17th,
18th, and 19th centuries line the bridge, with each one of them having
their own unique story to tell. But today's Spotlight is not about what's
on the bridge but rather what's inside it - a message for the future
citizens of the city of Prague.
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The statue that predicted the fall of the coalition government. A group of
disabled people go for adrenalin sports - and football star Milan Baros is
to get a statue built in his honour in his home town of Vigantice. Find
out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Even if it's art -what's it doing parked here? The Prague police give one
of the art exhibits on Wenceslas Square the Canadian boot and a huge
parking fine! EU membership gives ballooning a boost and an eleven year
old king rides through his village - traditions are still very much alive
in some parts of the country. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela
Lazarova.
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Is Charles Bridge falling down? Mardi Gras celebrations that make you go
ballistic! Dirty Dancing will help you win the dance contest - even if you
are a dog. And, do you have guests coming around? We'll give you the
recipe for a really huge hunk of head cheese! Find out more in Magazine
with DL.
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Current AffairsLost angel found in waters beneath Charles Bridge
Czech scuba divers pulled what Czechs would call a "husarsky
kousek" or neat trick -last week when - during reconstruction - they
discovered an object beneath Prague's historic Charles Bridge that no one
expected to find: the torso of a lost angel, part of a Baroque statue
which collapsed into the Vltava River more than 200 years ago, when the
bridge was damaged by floods. The angel belonged to a grouping of statues,
including Saint Wenceslas, which was removed to a depository, where it
remains to this day.
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Czechs in HistoryThe builders of the Stone Bridge
If one historic monument in Prague had to be singled out it would have to
be the Charles Bridge. It is visited by thousands every year as they make
their way to the imposing Castle above or tread down to Prague's Old Town
Square. The bridge, though flanked by countless buskers, puppeteers, and
trinket sellers today, retains its ancient grace, and the view is
tremendous: late in the evening when its Baroque statues fall into shadow,
nearby Petrin Hill is lit up by dozens of tiny lamplights. The dark waters
of the Vltava River churl below and you can not help think about the
bridge's history and wonder who its original builders were.
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Press ReviewPress Review
Two stories dominate Wednesday's front pages: the killing of Saddam
Hussein's two sons by United States forces in Iraq, and the threat to the
governing coalition posed by the surprise resignation of Josef Hojdar from
the Social Democrats' group in the Chamber of Deputies.
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Current AffairsCzechs celebrate patron saint John of Nepomuk
On Thursday, May 16, Czech Catholics celebrate a holiday devoted
to the patron saint of Bohemia, John of Nepomuk. The myths about the
14th-century martyr say that this priest of Czech king Wenceslas
IV refused to divulge a secret told to him by the king's wife, and was
thrown off Charles bridge to his death as punishment. However, it seems
that legend is one thing and history quite another. More from Vladimir Tax.
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