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                                                      JEWISH QUARTER

                                                           OLD
                                                           TOWN
                                                    V l t a v a  NEW TOWN
                   3 Celetná Street
                   An ornamental Baroque           Locator Map
                   plaque is the sign of the       See Central Prague Map pp16–17
                   House at the Black Sun.
                                   4 Basilica of St James
          Týn courtyard            This wooden Pietà, on the
                                   main altar, was made in
                                   the 15th century.

                                                         1 Powder Gate
                                                              A much-
                                                          restored Gothic
                        JAKUBSKÁ                        gate stands at one
                                                         of the 13 original
                                                           11th-century
                                                        entryways into the
                                                             Old Town.
         ŠTUPARTSKÁ                       U PRAŠNÉ  BRÁNY




            CELETNÁ





                                   House of the
            OVOCNÝ TRH             Black Madonna


                                Ovocný trh was
                                Prague’s fruit market.


                                               2 . Municipal House
                                               This Art Nouveau building is a
                                               popular concert venue.
                 Key
                   Suggested route
                 0 metres      100
                 0 yards      100
       5 Estates
       Theatre
       The theatre            6 Carolinum
       featured in   A magnificently carved Oriel window
       director Miloš   projects from the oldest surviving part
       Forman’s film   of the Carolinum university – founded
       Amadeus.      by Charles IV in the 14th century.




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