First opened in 1891, Prague鈥檚 funicular railway now uses modern coaches that trundle back and forth on 510m of track, saving visitors a climb up 笔别迟艡铆苍. It runs every 10 to 20 minutes from 脷箩别锄诲 to near the 笔别迟艡铆苍 Lookout Tower, with a stop at Neboz铆zek. A full-price ticket or day pass is required to ride.
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Built over a time span of almost 600 years, St Vitus is one of the most richly endowed cathedrals in central Europe. It is pivotal to the religious and鈥
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Strolling across Charles Bridge is everybody鈥檚 favourite Prague activity. However, by 9am it鈥檚 a 500m-long fairground, with an army of tourists squeezing鈥
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Prague鈥檚 most popular attraction. Looming above the Vltava's left bank, its serried ranks of spires, towers and palaces dominate the city centre like a鈥
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This museum consists of six Jewish monuments clustered together in Josefov: the Maisel Synagogue; the Pinkas Synagogue; the Spanish Synagogue; the Klaus鈥
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Strahov Library is the largest monastic library in the country, with two magnificent baroque halls dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. You can peek鈥
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Prague鈥檚 most exuberantly art-nouveau building is a labour of love, with every detail of its design and decoration carefully considered, and every鈥
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While this monument's massive functionalist structure has all the elegance of a nuclear power station, the interior is a spectacular extravaganza of鈥
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More a broad boulevard than a typical European city square, Wenceslas Square has witnessed a great deal of Czech history 鈥 a giant Mass was held here鈥
Nearby Mal谩 Strana attractions
1. Memorial to the Victims of Communism
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This striking sculptural group consists of several ragged human figures (controversially, all are male) in progressive stages of disintegration,鈥
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A 17th-century baroque monastery building with an impressive central atrium makes a beautiful setting for Prague鈥檚 Museum of Music. The museum鈥檚 permanent鈥
3. Museum of the Infant Jesus of Prague
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The rather plain-looking Church of Our Lady Victorious (kostel Panny Marie V铆t臎zn茅), built in 1613, has on its central altar a 47cm-tall waxwork figure of鈥
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References to the Knights of Malta around Mal谩 Strana hark back to 1169, when the military order established a monastery in the Church of Our Lady Beneath鈥
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Established by art collectors Meda and Jan Ml谩dek and housed in a renovated mill building, this excellent gallery is devoted to 20th-century and鈥
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This 318m-high hill is one of Prague鈥檚 largest green spaces. It鈥檚 great for quiet, tree-shaded walks and fine views over the 鈥楥ity of a Hundred Spires鈥欌
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The most tranquil part of Prague city centre, Kampa is an 鈥榠sland鈥 bounded by the Vltava and 膶ertovka (the Devil鈥檚 Stream). It was once farmland (the name鈥
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This 鈥榮ecret garden鈥, hidden along an alley at the corner of Tr啪i拧t臎 and Karmelitsk谩, was built in 1720 for the Earl of Vrtba, the senior chancellor of鈥