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Prague Self-Guided Walks: Prague Castle
If you like to venture into a new city on your own, this walking guide will help you do just that. Prague Castle, sitting as it does atop a bluff overlooking the Vltava River, has been the official seat of Bohemian kings and princes, Czechoslovak presidents, and a few Holy Roman Emperors, too, since the 11th century. Prague Castle includes structures dating back to the 9th century, including the infamous window in the Royal Palace that was the site of the so-called Second Defenestration of Prague, an event that is attributed to starting the Thirty-Years' War. In this book you will stroll through these layers of history, right up to the present day, while enjoying majestic architecture, pleasant gardens and beautiful views of Prague.
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Prague Self-Guided Walks: Prague Castle
If you like to venture into a new city on your own, this walking guide will help you do just that. Prague Castle, sitting as it does atop a bluff overlooking the Vltava River, has been the official seat of Bohemian kings and princes, Czechoslovak presidents, and a few Holy Roman Emperors, too, since the 11th century. Prague Castle includes structures dating back to the 9th century, including the infamous window in the Royal Palace that was the site of the so-called Second Defenestration of Prague, an event that is attributed to starting the Thirty-Years' War. In this book you will stroll through these layers of history, right up to the present day, while enjoying majestic architecture, pleasant gardens and beautiful views of Prague.
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Prague Self-Guided Walks: Prague Castle

Prague Self-Guided Walks: Prague Castle

by Krysti Brice
Prague Self-Guided Walks: Prague Castle

Prague Self-Guided Walks: Prague Castle

by Krysti Brice

Overview

If you like to venture into a new city on your own, this walking guide will help you do just that. Prague Castle, sitting as it does atop a bluff overlooking the Vltava River, has been the official seat of Bohemian kings and princes, Czechoslovak presidents, and a few Holy Roman Emperors, too, since the 11th century. Prague Castle includes structures dating back to the 9th century, including the infamous window in the Royal Palace that was the site of the so-called Second Defenestration of Prague, an event that is attributed to starting the Thirty-Years' War. In this book you will stroll through these layers of history, right up to the present day, while enjoying majestic architecture, pleasant gardens and beautiful views of Prague.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781546723783
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 05/21/2017
Pages: 132
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.28(d)

About the Author

Krysti Brice, a graduate of New York University, is a former CPA and investment banker who began her career at Deloitte in New York City. In 1992, she moved to Prague where she continued her work at Deloitte as an adviser to the Ministry of Privatization. While in Prague, she joined the World Bank and was based in both Prague and Washington, DC. After ten years with the Bank, she returned to Prague in 2000, where she now works as an author, mentor and guide to the city.
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