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7 National
Technical Museum
Národní Technické Muzeum
Kostelní 42. Tel 220 399 111. v 1, 8,
12, 17, 24, 25, 26. Open 9am–5:30pm
Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm Sat & Sun. &
^ 8 7 ∑ ntm.cz
Though it tries to keep abreast
of all scientific developments,
the museum’s strength is its
collec tion of machines from
the Industrial Revolution to the
present day, one of the largest
in Europe. The section on the
History of Transportation is
filled with locomotives, railway
carriages, bicycles, motorcars
and motor cycles, with aero-
planes and a hot-air balloon
suspended overhead.
The photography and
cinematography section is
well worth a visit, as is the
collection of astronomical
instruments. The section on The Elephant Valley pavilion at Prague Zoo
measuring time is also popular,
especially on the hour, when are staged in summer. The large country, after Prague Castle,
everything starts to chime at park to the west was the former it now covers an area of 58
once. In the basement, there royal hunting enclosure and hectares (143 acres), and
is a huge reconstruction of a deer park, first established in there is a chair lift to take
coal mine, with tools tracing the late 16th century. The name visitors to the upper part.
the development of mining Stromovka means “place of The zoo houses almost 5,000
from the 15th to the 19th trees”. Opened to the public animals, representing close to
century. The museum also in 1804, the park is still an ideal 700 species, 50 of them extremely
features exhibitions on the place for a walk. The Lapidarium rare in the wild. It is best known
history of printing, architecture holds an exhibition of 11th- to for its breeding programme of
and civil engineering. 19th-century sculpture, including Przewalski’s horses, the only
some originals from Charles species of wild horse in the
Bridge (see pp136–9). On display world. In addition, there are 12
8 Trade Fair Palace are decorated windows, spouts, pavilions, including Elephant
Veletržní palác fountains, groups of statues Valley, Hippo House, Lemur
See pp164–5. and memorials. Island, Bird Outlands and a
Children’s Zoo.
9 Exhibition 0 Troja Palace w Prague Botanical
Ground and Trojský Zámek Gardens
Stromovka Park See pp166–7. Botanická Zahrada Troja
Výstaviště a Stromovka Nádvorní 134. Tel 234 148 111.
v 12, 17, 24. Exhibition Ground: q Prague Zoo X Holešovice, then @ 112.
Open 10am–11pm daily. & 0 Zoologická Zahrada Open 9am–8pm daily (Apr: to 6pm;
Stromovka Park: Open 24hrs daily. U trojského zámku 3/120. Tel 29 61 Nov–Feb: to 4pm; Mar & Oct: to 5pm).
Lapidarium: Tel 724 412 257. 12 230. X Holešovice, then @ 112. Closed Tropical greenhouse: Mon.
Open 10am–4pm Wed, noon–6pm Open Jun–Aug: 9am–9pm daily; Apr, & 7 ∑ botanicka.cz
Thu–Sun. 7 ∑ nm.cz May, Sep, Oct: 9am–6pm daily; Nov–
Feb: 9am–4pm daily; Mar: 9am–5pm The Troja Botanical Gardens
Laid out for the Jubilee of 1891, daily. & 7 0 ∑ zoopraha.cz are a short walk from the zoo.
with the Art Nouveau Industrial Visitors can enjoy a large
Palace as its centrepiece, the Attractively situated on a rocky tropical greenhouse, Japanese
Exhibition Ground has a lively slope overlooking the right gardens, open-air exhibitions,
funfair and is great for a family bank of the Vltava, the zoo was and an impressive park. There
day out. All kinds of exhibitions, founded in 1924. The second is also a National Heritage
sporting events and concerts most popular attraction in the vineyard and chapel on-site.

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