Prague Castle
Czech presidential residence
Prague Castle is the historic seat of Czech rulers, a massive complex of palaces, churches, and courtyards overlooking the city of Prague.
Dating to the ninth century, it remains among the largest castle complexes in the world and serves as the official residence of the Czech president: We spent the afternoon touring Prague Castle.
- BohemiaCentral European historical region
- defenestrationExpelled through a window
- Czech RepublicBohemian homeland nation
- royal regaliaMonarch's official ceremonial objects
- Holy Roman EmpireMedieval Germanic political entity
Velvet Revolution · Baroque · courtyards · medieval fortress · Romanesque · coronations · panoramic views · city skyline · changing of the guard · frescoes · sculptures · gate · presidential palace · royal · cultural identity · Old Town · guards · throne
- Czech LandmarksNational Theatre
- Rudolfine PragueTycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, cabinet of curiosities, court painters
- castleskeep, moat, drawbridge, dungeon, turret
- European LandmarksEiffel Tower, Colosseum, Big Ben, Acropolis, Parthenon
- European treasuresEiffel Tower, Colosseum, Big Ben, Mona Lisa, crown jewels
- heritage sitesWorld Heritage Site, historic landmarks, Machu Picchu, monument, cultural landmarks
permanence and monumentality
Prague Castletent
Portable fabric shelter
shanty · temporary shelter · refugee camp · mobile home · ice hotel