September 23, 1875: the operation was launched solemnly on the first track of the Prague horse-drawn railway from Invalidovna in Karlín to the Chain Bridge of Emperor Franz. It was 3.4 km long, in the territory of Prague monorail with switches, in both suburbs double-track. The first depot was in Karlín. At that time, the name of the company operating the horse-drawn railway was General Direction der Prager Tramway. This date is considered a symbolic beginning of the history of public transport in Prague. In 1876, the track was extended west of the National Theater, through the Újezd hub to the Smíchov Railway Station. In 1882 the network was extended to Vinohrady and Žižkov. At that time, they were independent suburbs of Prague, but now they are incorporated into the city. In 1883, the size of the entire network was 19.43 kilometers. In 1891 the first electric tram line was opened in Letná. This line led from the upper terminal of the Letná Funicular to the pavilion of the Jubilee Exhibition through Ovenecká street. After two more years, this line was extended to the Governor’s Villa, a further distance of 1.4 km. In 1896, on 19 March, František Křižík opened a second, more important tram...
Thanks to "Prague Unlocked" campaign by Prague City Tourism, almost 60,000 people visited the metropolis this summer.
World Penguin Day officially falls on April 25, when Prague Zoo was closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the celebration was postponed to Saturday, September 19th. Visitors will find a rich program that encourages people to learn more about penguins, their environment, and how important they are to the ecosystem. In addition, children can take part in games and contests. From 10:00 to 16:30, visitors can take part in a creative workshop, where it will be possible to compose and paint a 3D penguin. The culmination of Saturday’s program will be a lecture by zookeeper Jakub Mezei, which will take place from 5 pm at the Education Center. Upon entering the pavilion of penguins, you will find yourself in the harsh world of the Chilean and Peruvian coasts – the home of the Humboldt’s penguin. Standing behind large glass panes, you can observe the way they live and move around both above and under the surface of the water– you can even watch them nesting in the winter, as we are one of the few European zoos to achieve regular success in breeding these penguins. World Penguin Day celebrates all the penguins in the world and raises awareness for the endangerment...
Signal Festival has prepared 3 installations that will liven up the public space and Hauch Gallery in Karlín not only during this year’s festival days but also before and after. The installation by Czech artist Markéta Jáchimová was lit on September 8th as part of the festival Praha Září in the middle of the Industrial Palace vestibule. The neon installation celebrating the 125th anniversary of Pražská tržnice by Michal Škapa was revealed last weekend. This year’s novelty includes a special interactive exhibition for children called Signal Playground: Biosy by the Slovak visual artist Boris Vitázek, which takes place in Hauch Gallery, Karlín. It is going to be launched together with the festival on Thursday, October 15th, and will continue up until October 31st. Signal Festival has joined the event called Praha Září. The vestibule of the Industrial Palace at Výstaviště Praha was livened up on September 8th by an installation created by Markéta Jáchimová, a young artist active on the Czech and Swiss artistic scene. Her object called The Machine materializes the contrast between urban and rural landscape, between a human, a machine which can turn into a tool of bad conduct in human hands, and a peaceful tree and...
The life of Sir Nicholas Winton, the Kindertransport hero who oversaw the rescue of hundreds of Jewish children, is set to be dramatized in a new Holocaust biopic. The story of humanitarian Nicholas George Winton, who helped save hundreds of children from the Nazis before World War Two, is the subject of a brand new TV drama. One Life stars Sir Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn as the real-life hero, both of whom will portray the role of Winton throughout different stages of his life. If you’re hoping to find out more about this poignant new series, here’s everything you need to know. For close to half a century, Sir Nicholas did not discuss his role in bringing close to 700 mainly Jewish children to England and saving them from near-certain death in Nazi occupied-Czechoslovakia just prior to the Second World War. The part the former stockbroker played in rescuing hundreds of children was finally made public when his wife Grete discovered a scrapbook of photos and documents in their attic. One Life will be directed by Aisling Walsh, best known for her work on 2016’s Maudie, and will be one of Hopkins’ first major roles since his star turn in Netflix’s The Two...
The painting was the subject of today’s press conference at the observatory of Prague’s Žižkov Television Tower. The conference featured Jiří Fajt, former director of the Czech National Gallery, InsightART’s restorer Jiří Lauterkranc and physicist Josef Uher, as well as Kateřina Syslová from the ESA BIC Prague space incubator. The Renaissance artist Raffaello Santi – also known as Raphael – may have died 500 years ago, yet the experts are still discovering new aspects of his art. His Madonna and Child painting has a rich history encompassing some of Europe’s great historical figures, as well as violent fights and expensive art deals. Over the centuries, the painting has also seen its authenticity repeatedly, albeit unjustly, questioned. The authenticity of the piece was recently confirmed by the Czech company InsightART – one of the startups of the Business and Investment Development Agency CzechInvest-operated ESA BIC Prague business incubator, which utilizes cosmic detector technology. InsightART’s RToo robotic scanner is one of the first x-ray machines specialized in art investigation. The scanner had already been used to unveil a previously unknown painting by Vincent van Gogh. This time around, it has helped explore the secrets of the lost Raphael. The machine uses a...
Just days before its opening, the Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest was ruled out by the coronavirus crisis. However, the organizers never gave up on the idea of a physical 27th edition in 2020. In the end, the popular festival will begin, with a modified program, on 18 September when it will get underway at a closed screening with a gala pre-premiere of the documentary Karel. The closing film remains the latest work by Japanese Cannes winner Hirokazu Kore-eda, The Truth starring Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche. As well as its dates, the Prague IFF – Febiofest has also changed its main venue, which is now Cinema City Slovanský dům. Screenings will also take place at the cinemas Ponrepo, Edison FilmHub, and, for the first time, Kino Pilotů. Opening film The 27th edition of the Prague IFF – Febiofest will get underway with the pre-premiere of the film Karel by director Olga Malířová Špátová. The feature-length documentary delivers a unique insight into the private life and soul of Karel Gott. Shooting took place across a whole year and thanks to the famous singer’s frankness and openness gave rise to an intimate look at his life. Gott’s renowned sense of...
The musical legacy of Antonin Dvorak is one of the bastions of European cultural heritage. During his lifetime the composer became one of Europe’s most important symphonists and writers of oratorios and chamber works. Czech composer Antonín Dvořák was born on this day in 1841. Remembered as arguably one of the most versatile composers of all time, Dvořák’s signature works include the ‘New World’ Symphony’, the ‘American’ String Quartet, ‘Dumky‘ Piano Trio, opera ‘Rusalka’ – and his much-loved Violin and Cello Concerti. Born in Nelahozaeves, a village near Prague, his music is incredibly varied, perhaps resulting in his wide appeal. His influences include the styles of Czech, Moravian, and other Slavic folk melodies. In 1875 Dvořák was awarded a state grant by the Austrian government, and this award brought him into contact with Johannes Brahms, with whom he formed a close and fruitful friendship. Brahms not only gave him valuable technical advice but also found him an influential publisher in Fritz Simrock, and it was with his firm’s publication of the Moravian Duets (composed 1876) for soprano and contralto and the Slavonic Dances (1878) for piano duet that Dvořák first attracted worldwide attention to himself and to his country’s music. The admiration of the leading critics, instrumentalists, and conductors of the day continued to spread...
Signal Festival in Holešovice for the first time. The festival of digital and creative culture will take place from Thursday, October 15th to Sunday, October 18th. The eighth year of Signal Festival will present 15 artistic installations to its visitors. As a novelty, a new festival route around Holešovice will add the popular routes through Karlín and the historical recesses of The Old Town. The umbrella theme of the festival is the hot issue of Plan B. The organizers, together with the visual artists, want to reflect on what they can do for Planet Earth and how to behave sustainably. Simultaneously, many artworks react to this year’s pandemic situation. This year will present some of the most outstanding Czech artists, such as Milena Dopitová, Jiří Černický or the designer duo Vrtiška & Žák, as well as renowned foreign studios. Thorough security and hygienic measures consulted with epidemiologists will be employed at all times. The festival year 2020 represents new challenges. Signal Festival is planning new locations with limited capacity and a number of measures to ensure maximum safety for its visitors. “The theme of the festival is Plan B. Originally, we had in mind environmental issues, deforestation of the landscape,...
Oscar-winning Czech film director Jiří Menzel has died aged 82 after battling serious health problems for a long time, his wife Olga Menzelová said on Sunday.
Are you a history lover? At Prague Airport you can visit the 75th-anniversary exhibition of the return of Czechoslovak pilots serving in RAF. The exhibition Konečně doma! Finally home! is located in the corridor between terminals until the end of November and is open to the public and passengers. The exhibition recalls the arrival of the soldiers on 13 August 1945 and subsequent parades, which took place on August 21, 1945, on Old Town Square in Prague. Almost as soon as Germany invaded and occupied former Czechoslovakia in 1939, many members of the Czechoslovak military risked death or harsh imprisonment by attempting to leave their homeland and offer their military services to nations that had taken up arms against Germany. Roughly 2,500 Czech airmen joined the ranks of the Royal Air Force. They served with distinction from the pivotal Battle of Britain in 1940 to the end of hostilities in 1945. While some remained in Great Britain after the war and continued their RAF careers, others returned to Czechoslovakia where a cruel twist of irony awaited them. Initially, they were welcomed home as heroes and began the rebuilding of the nation and their lives in earnest. However; the hero status...
European Heritage Days will be held in the Czech Republic from 12 to 20 September. You will be able to visit hundreds of historical sites for free or for a reduced entrance fee. Every year, usually during the second weekend of September, the doors of the most interesting monuments, buildings, premises, and areas are opened to the public. About 400 state-protected buildings have joined the event (the number of participants continues to grow, usually it reaches 1000). The list includes castles, palaces, churches, monasteries, museums, theaters, old houses, gardens, but also industrial buildings: factories, mills, breweries, craft workshops, mines. The accompanying program features lectures, concerts, competitions, and more. The opening ceremony will take place in Olomouc. Below is a list of Prague’s monuments that participate at the event. Old Wastewater Treatment Praha 6 – Bubeneč Technical monuments Czech Police Museum Praha 2 Sacral architecture – monumental (churches, monasteries…) “At Jacob´s Ladder” Church – Prague 8 Praha 8 Sacral architecture – monumental (churches, monasteries…) Brabec villa garden – Prague Troja Praha – Troja Historical green vegetation – gardens, parks … Grab´s Villa – Prague 8 Praha 8 Architectural monuments – urban architecture Chapel of St Claire – Prague Troja Praha –...
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