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To Troja Rudolfinum
This allegorical statue
of music by Antonín
Čechův most Wagner is one of two
which decorate the
Přístaviště imposing entrance to
lodí
Přístaviště lodí the Neo-Renaissance
concert hall (see p86).
Charles Bridge
Mánesův most
The Clementinum,
a former Jesuit college, is
one of the largest buildings
in the city (see p81).
Karlův most
The Old Town
Bridge Tower was National Theatre
Smetana built as part of the This symbol of the
Museum city’s 14th-century Czech revival, with
fortifications its spectacularly
Weir (see p139).
Weir decorated roof, has
dominated the
skyline of the right
bank since the
1880s (see pp156–7).
The Šítka Water Tower, with its late-
18th-century Baroque roof, was
originally built in 1495 and pumped
water to the New Town.
Slovanský
ostrov The Dancing House
This charming, quirky office building
has become a symbol of post-Velvet
Revolution modern architecture.

Jiráskův most

Přístaviště
parníků
The Memorial to František
Palacký commemorates the life of
this eminent 19th-century Czech
historian and was built in 1905.
Výtoň Excise House
The Na Slovanech Monastery The coat of arms on this 16th-century New Town
was built in 1347 by Charles IV. Its house – built to collect duty on timber trans-
two modern steeples are easily ported along the river – dates from 1671.
recognizable from the river.

Church of St Peter and St Paul
The Neo-Gothic steeples on this
much-rebuilt church were designed
by František Mikeš and erected in
1903. They are the dominant feature
of Vyšehrad rock (see pp180–81).
An aerial view of the Old Town Square

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