Czech archaeologists have made another major discovery in Egypt. 370 large vessels and other objects used during the mummification process in the sixth century B.C. have been found in a burial shaft in the Abusir necropolis by a team of Egyptologists from Charles University. The researchers found traces of natron, a substance used to dry the body, and detected residues of resins, oils, and myrrh in the jars. Unused limestone canopic jars, which were used to hold viscera removed from the body during the embalming process, were also recovered. “Interestingly, there were inscriptions on them including the name of the owner,” said team member Jiří Janák. “That’s what helped us identify the person to whom this deposit belonged.” “Among the objects, we found there were other smaller vessels as well as pieces of ashes from a fire that burned somewhere near the place where the person was mummified. We also found remnants of natron, a substance that the Egyptians used to dry the dead body.” Wahibre-mery-Neith, the owner of the tomb, is thought to have been buried in the structure adjacent to the mummification deposit, Janák explained. The team will continue to analyze the contents of the jars in an...
Ten Prague restaurants won the Golden Broccoli award by Bolt Food, based on customers’ reviews. The awards were given in a total of ten different categories. Among them, the most popular restaurant outside the city centre, the company with the fastest increase in orders through Bolt Food, the highest number of orders for a single dish and the most popular vegan restaurant. PAPRIKA – Mediterranean Kitchen & Bar won the main category Srdcovka as the most popular restaurant. “We knew to have high ratings in the app, but we really didn’t expect that we would become the most popular restaurant on Bolt Food,” says Alen Levi, the owner of PAPRIKA. “Golden broccoli represents a real appreciation of the hard work of our partner restaurants. It is awarded not by critics, but by users, on the basis of the number of orders, user ratings, and other data from the app collected during last year,” explains Marek Maxa, manager of Bolt Food for the Czech Republic. The best night eatery award went to MATOKA, which offers burgers and Philly cheesesteaks, while the best svíčková Awards Heart (the most popular restaurant) – PAPRIKA – Mediterranean Kitchen & Bar Hidden Treasure (restaurant outside the...
Mandatory blanket testing in schools, companies and institutions will end today, February 18. “There is no doubt at all that the measure introduced in January helped to prevent a massive spread of the infection to high risk groups, helped to prevent the health system from collapsing and contributed to the fact that we handled the crisis well,” said Prime Minister Petr Fiala. All company employees have been tested twice a week while schoolchildren and all school employees have been tested once a week since Jan. 17. The highest numbers of positive tests were registered in the week between January and February, with almost 49,000 cases. The state will contribute 60 crowns to the cost of testing for each employee four times a month. The coronavirus epidemic in the Czech Republic continues to subside. On Thursday, laboratories registered 15,517 new Covid-19 cases, about 12,000 fewer than on the same day a week ago. There are currently 3,720 people hospitalized with Covid-19, with 26o of them in serious condition, according to Ministry of Health data. The number of people who have died with Covid-19 in the Czech Republic since the start of the epidemic has reached 38,050.
In recent years, Prague has been renewing itself with the reconstruction of certain streets in an attempt to make the city more ecological. This includes the construction of wider pavements, planting more trees, building new footbridges. The City of Prague, the Municipal District of Prague 7, the Institute for Planning and Development (IPR Prague), are jointly preparing the transformation of the public space between Letenské sady and Stromovka. The Korunovační and Nad Štolou streets as well as the Letenský Museum area, i.e. the area near the National Technical Museum and the National Agricultural Museum, will undergo some major changes. The shape of the district will emerge from a competition to be announced in the spring. So far, Prague 7 has presented the concept study for Korunovační Street by the studio edit! Architects. “The conceptual study will help us to coordinate individual projects that will change the character of this essential avenue in Letná. The aim is to coordinate the renewal of public infrastructure and other planned improvements. The study is to ensure the coherence of these activities and not to prevent the implementation of one project by another,” said Lenka Burgerová, Deputy Mayor of Prague 7. The study provides for...
Western-touted assertions about Russia’s plans to launch ‘an invasion of Ukraine’ on February 16 led to another fiasco for US intelligence agencies, President Milos Zeman of the Czech Republic said in an interview with the Mlada Fronta Dnes newspaper, published on Thursday. During an interview with the newspaper “Mlada fronta Dnes”, Zeman compared those allegations to the United States’ past claims about Iraq and Afghanistan. “My view [of the situation around Ukraine is that] there will be no war because Russians aren’t insane to launch an operation that will cause them more damage than benefits,” Zeman pointed out. “As for US intelligence agencies, this is their third fiasco. The first was the war in Iraq, where no weapons of mass destruction were found. Afghanistan was the second one, as [they] claimed that the Taliban would never take Kabul. And now this is the third one,” the Czech president noted. Zeman said that five days before February 16, he had received a secret message about alleged preparations for a Russian invasion of Ukraine. “It came from the CIA. I don’t ask the CIA what sources of information it has. But given the three [fiascos], I doubt the quality of these sources,”...
It is that time of year again when the farmer’s markets begin for the spring season. They started this Wednesday in Náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad. In the stands under the shady trees in the park, visitors can purchase products from Czech farms. The market takes place four times a week. You can enjoy some traditional Czech food without the madness of the more central Prague markets. And with lots of benches around the market, you can just enjoy the moment in the shade of the TV Tower and the Church of the Most Sacred Heart of our Lord that dominates the square. More markets will start this weekend. On Saturday, they will bustle in Kubánské náměstí in Prague 10, and at Heřmaňák in Prague 7. You can look forward to fruits and vegetables from Czech farmers, fresh pastries and confectionery, meat and sausages, dairy products, eggs and many other products. More info here
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The Chamber of Deputies will vote on the government’s Pandemic Law on Friday afternoon. MPs decided to delay a vote in the early hours of Thursday following a motion from the governing coalition. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promised help in the preparations for the Czech EU presidency, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said after their meeting at the summit of European and African countries. Czech passenger car production fell by 11.4% year-on-year to 92,657 vehicles in January, posting its lowest result for that month since 2010 as the chip shortage continued to weigh, the Czech Automotive Industry Association (AutoSAP) said on its website on Thursday. On 16 February, the City of Prague presented a new project that aims to teach primary school pupils how to reduce food waste. Titled ‘Smart Food’, the program is the first of its kind not only in Czechia but in the European Union. The CEO of Czech Railways (ČD), Mr. Ivan Bednárik, has announced he will resign on February 28. He...
The State Opera in Prague presents Der fliegende Holländer– the opera by Richard Wagner which tells the tale of a Dutchman and his quest to find love. The opera had its grand opening on 20th January 2022 and is continuing to be shown throughout the year, with the next performance on Sunday 20th February. The opera tells the tale of “The Flying Dutchman” who was a sea captain who once found himself struggling to round the Cape of Good Hope during a ferocious storm. He swore that he would succeed even if he had to sail until Judgment Day. After seven years, the ship enters the harbor and the Dutchman goes ashore and searches for love. Written by Richard Wager, it is claimed in his 1870 autobiography “Mein Leben” that he had been inspired to write the opera following a stormy sea crossing he made from Riga to London in July and August 1839. The opera’s original 1843 production ran more than 2 hours and 20 minutes without intermission and consisted of three acts. The cast of the National Theatre’s production includes Joachim Goltz as The Flying Dutchman and Elizabeth Teige as Senata. The audience will be able to enjoy...
Gearing up for a reignited interest in leisure travel during the summer season, flynas, the Saudi national air carrier and the leading low-cost airline in the Middle East, has announced the launch of new direct flights from Saudi Arabia to Prague as of the 1st of May 2022. With about five and half hours’ flight to Prague, Saudi & Czech tourists can enjoy the two beauties country and its rich history, splendid nature, and a high level of services, the planned direct flights would depart from the Saudi capital, King Khalid International airport in Riyadh with three weekly flights. flynas is taking a proactive approach in expanding its list of international destinations as it had succeeded in surpassing the levels of operation before the Covid-19 pandemic by launched several destinations in last summer 2021, to give more options to it’s passengers, and more international destinations for expansion supported by the strategic location of the Kingdom and the prospects opened by Saudi vision 203. By adding Prague to the new summer destinations list, the number of international destination options flynas offers to its passengers during the summer of 2022 rises to 16 seasonal destinations in addition to the other destinations included in the flynas...
The historic water tower from 1904 in Prague-Liben, at the intersection of Davídkova and Na Slovance, is still for sale. In the last decade. it was rebuilt into a unique home 3+kt of 223 sqm with an area of 1.268 sqm. The ground floor has an underground relaxation center and a wine cellar with a usable area of 433 sqm and a garage with security facilities of 158 sqm, which is suitable for up to 8 cars. The current owner recently restored the façade and renovated the interior. It also moved the tower from the technical to the residential category. The living space itself is a duplex, located on a newly built top of the tower. The panoramic 360-degree view provides sightseeing of all of Prague. The apartment with a circular ground plan is connected by a staircase at the perimeter of the tower. At the bottom, there is a living room with a kitchenette, a pantry, and a toilet, in the middle part a study room with a bathroom and a toilet, a circular bedroom with a bathroom and a toilet on the top floor. The above-standard relaxation center is an additional building to the residential part. The daylight...
On the night of Thursday, 17 February, the Czech Republic was hit by a strong storm. On the highest mountain of the country, Snezka, the wind speed reached 181 km/h. In low-lying areas, including Prague, it reached 90 km/h, which corresponds to a strong storm on the Beaufort scale. As of 10 am, the bad weather left more than 300 thousand households without electricity. The wind broke down branches of trees that cut off power lines, blocking railways and roads. Transport along several railway lines was disrupted and many roads were closed to traffic. The worst damage is reported in the Central Bohemia, Pilsen and Karlovy Vary regions. No injuries or casualties have yet been reported. There are 270,000 ČEZ customers and 40,000 E.ON customers without electricity. The remaining suppliers have not provided their data. “We are still in the thick of a major storm that has created storm conditions, and despite those difficult conditions in the field, our crews continue restoring power and making system repairs when it is safe to do so,” said the vice president for ČEZ. A gale force wind alert remains in place until midnight for the whole of the country.
Hammering home the city of Ostrava’s transformation from an industrial coal and metal mining center in the 20th century to the modern metropolis it is today, CHYBIK + KRISTOF has revealed plans for the Czech Republic’s tallest building: Ostrava Tower. Subtly shaped like an X, the 56-story, the 235-meters-tall tower is the latest piece of urban infill for Ostrava, as industrial lots have given way to new residential and cultural buildings such as Steven Holl’s 2019 concert hall. Flaring at the base and pinnacle and cinched at the waist with a 90-degree turn between the top and bottom, each of the three points contains public spaces; a barrier-free ground floor to allow for a seamless transition for pedestrians from the plaza at base level and the local bus terminal, and a public bar, cafe, and restaurant with panoramic views of the city at the very top. In between those two terminuses will sit residential units, offices, a hotel, retail, and a “congress centre”. “Rethinking the typology of the skyscraper,” said architect Michal Kristof, co-founder of CHK, in the project’s announcement, “and its function to serve the public and activate the urban environment, one of our core missions was to create a positive social impact in the heart of...
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