Prague’s speedy ‘Leningrad-style’ metro escalators are slowly vanishing
The metro’s original escalators don’t meet EU standards, but replacing them all will take until 2030.
On this day 160 years ago, the Czech Sokol fitness movement was founded
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Buildings in Prague and across the country will be lit in the movement’s colors of red and white this evening.
Czechia’s internet began three decades ago with a single connection
Speeds now are 2,000 times what they were when the Czech Technical University in Prague first connected to Linz.
On this day in 1342: Prague's medieval Judith Bridge collapsed
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The predecessor of Charles Bridge stood for 170 years until it was destroyed in a flood; traces of it can still be seen today in Prague.
Netflix’s new 'Munich' film takes revisionist look at a historic failure
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British PM Neville Chamberlain is depicted as a brilliant strategist for handing Czechoslovakia over to Hitler.
Prague's Old-New Synagogue to light up for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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A new map app sharing stories of 30,000 Holocaust victims from the Czech capital has also been released to mark the occasion.
Prague Castle to devote exhibit to Jože Plečnik, born 150 years ago this week
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The Slovenian architect turned Prague Castle into a suitable presidential seat and also built an iconic church in Prague 3.
Eduard Marek, the oldest Czech Boy Scout, dies at 104
He was imprisoned by both the Nazis and communists for upholding the Scouting ideals.
45 years on, Charter 77 continues to fight for human rights in the Czech Republic
The anti-Communist document drawn up by Havel and other dissidents is celebrating its 45th anniversary this month.
On this day in 1787: Mozart conducts 'The Marriage of Figaro' in Prague
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The Maestro is most remembered for the premiere of ‘Don Giovanni,’ but that was actually his second visit.
Jan Palach: Honoring a Czech martyr through public art and film
The student protester died 53 years ago this week after setting himself on fire on Wenceslas Square in 1969.
Prague's National Library to display rare medieval 'comic book' this weekend
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The Velislav Bible was written around 1340 and is considered to be the largest historical picture book in Central Europe.
Czech daily news roundup: Thursday, January 13, 2022
Marathon session held for government confidence vote, Operation Anthropoid commemorated, Czech status as foreign film mecca threatened by cuts.
Vinohrady honors freedom fighter Milada Horáková with new plaque
Horáková, who was executed in 1950, grew up in Prague’s Vinohrady district not far from náměstí Míru.
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First Hyatt hotel in Czechia opening in March in Prague’s Cukrovarnický palác
Basic renovations on the century-old landmark have been completed and rooms are now being finished.
The first film adaptation of “The Hobbit” was a Czech-made animated short
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An American producer had hoped to make a full-length animated feature of Tolkien’s novel but never found the funding.
On 'Day of Phở' a history of Vietnamese soup in the Czech Republic
The popular Vietnamese breakfast bowl has become a staple of soup-loving Czech cuisine and a beloved lunch dish in Prague in recent years.
