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The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, in Brno, South Moravia

First there was a Gothic church, but it was destroyed by Swedish troops during the siege of Brno in 1645. In 1679 the new Baroque building was finished.

The Znojmo Rotunda, or the Rotunda of St. Catherine, in Znojmo, South Moravia

It is probably built in the eleventh century, by Břetislav, Duke of Bohemia. Konrad II of Znojmo had the rotunda reconstructed in a Romanesque style in 1134.

View across the river Thaya/Dyje from Znojmo, South Moravia

Vlkova věž (which means 'wolf tower'), a watchtower in Znojmo, South Moravia

The Gothic tower is built in the 14th century and is 32 meters high. It was very important for the defence of the city.

Nowadays, an information center about wineries is located in the tower.

The sculpture 'The mount of olives' by the church of St. John the Baptist in Znojmo, South Moravia

While the church was already founded in 1628, the sculpture, along with a monastery garden and an orchard, were added later. The sculpture dates from 1754.

The Town Hall Tower in Znojmo (Znojemská radniční věž), in South Moravia.

The Gothic Tower was built in 1445-1448 and is 79,88 meters tall. From the tower, the Carpathian mountains are visible. Even the Alps can be seen if the weather is clear.

The Powder Tower (Prašná brána) in Prague

The fifteenth-century tower is one of the original city gates and was given to King Vladislav II when he was crowned.

The Prachov Rocks (Prachovské skály) in the Bohemian Paradise

The Prachov Rocks (Prachovské skály) in the Bohemian Paradise

The Prachov Rocks (Prachovské skály) in the Bohemian Paradise

The Prachov Rocks (Prachovské skály) in the Bohemian Paradise

The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, in Old Town, Prague

Originally, here stood a Gothic church. The baroque replacement was built between 1679 and 1688. The architect Jean-Baptiste Mathey designed it and the construction was led by the master builder Domenico Canevale.

Charles Bridge (Karlův most) in Prague, with a view over the river Vltava

Charles Bridge (Karlův most) in Prague

It is named after Charles IV, king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. The construction of the bridge started in 1357, but it wasn't finished until the early 1500s.

The statuary of St. Vitus, mounted on the Charles Bridge in Prague

This sculpture is on the north side of the Charles Bridge (the houses in the background are part of the Lesser Town, or Malá Strana. It was sculpted in 1714 by Ferdinand Brokoff of brass. It depicts one of the patron saints of Prague, St. Vitus, standing on top of a rock, with lions climbing up.

View on Old Town Square, with its Baroque St. Nicolas Church This church was built from 1732 until 1737, according to the design of Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer. Earlier, a Gothic parish church stood here, which burned down.

It is the main church of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.

The Marian column, with in the background the Jan Hus Memorial, in the Old Town Square in Prague

The original column, built in 1650 by Johann Georg Bendl, was demolished when Austria-Hungary dissoluted in 1918, because it was seen as a symbol for the monarchy of the now defunct state.

The reconstructed column has a place on the square since 2020.

The Golz-Kinský Palace, on the Old Town Square of Prague

Although the Rococo palace was built for the Golz family and completed in 1765, the family sold it after three years to the noble family Kinský.

Hermann Kafka had his store on the ground floor and his son Franz went to school at the palace from 1893 until 1901.

Staroměstská radnice or the Old Town Hall in Prague.

Its use as a town hall started in 1338. Architecturally, it is unusual, due to the different buildings it consists of. The tower was completed in 1364.

The Old Town Square, or as it is called in Czech: Staroměstské náměstí or Staromák. It is the oldest and most important square in Prague.