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The Infant Jesus of Prague ( Czech: Pražské Jezulátko: Spanish: Niño Jesús de Praga) is a 16th-century wax -coated wooden statue of the Child Jesus holding a globus cruciger of Spanish origin, now located in the Discalced Carmelite Church of Our Lady of Victories in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic. First appearing in 1556, pious ...
The Czech Republic, [c] [12] also known as Czechia, [d] [13] is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, [14] it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. [15]
Cities and towns in the Czech Republic. Regions of the Czech Republic. Bohemia. Capitals in Europe. Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata. Wikipedia categories named after capitals. Wikipedia categories named after populated places in the Czech Republic.
Main building of the National Museum in 2022. / 50.078831; 14.430797. The National Museum ( NM) [1] ( Czech: Národní muzeum) is a public museum dedicated to natural scientific and historical collections of the Czech Republic, its history, culture and people, among others. The museum was founded in 1818 by Kašpar Maria Šternberg. [2]
The Prague astronomical clock or Prague Orloj ( Czech: Pražský orloj [praʃskiː orloj]) is a medieval astronomical clock attached to the Old Town Hall in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic . The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest clock still in operation.
Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named only as St. Vitus Cathedral ( Czech: katedrála svatého Víta or svatovítská katedrála ). This cathedral is a prominent example of Gothic architecture, and is the largest and most important church in the country. Located within Prague Castle and ...
The Defenestrations of Prague ( Czech: Pražská defenestrace, German: Prager Fenstersturz, Latin: Defenestratio Pragensis) were three incidents in the history of Bohemia in which people were defenestrated (thrown out of a window). Though already existing in Middle French, the word defenestrate ("out of the window") is believed to have first ...
