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Unesco: Czech Republic: Litomysl Castle
Litomysl Catle wa originally a Renaiance arcade-catle of the type firt developed in Italy and then adopted and greatly developed in central Europe in the 16th century. It deign and decoration are particularly fine, including the later...
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Unesco: Czech Republic: Tugendhat Villa in Brno
The Tugendhat Villa in Brno, designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe, is an outstanding example of the international style in the modern movement in architecture as it developed in Europe in the 1920s. Its particular value lies in...
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Unesco: Czech Republic: Gardens and Castle at Kromeriz
Kromeriz stands on the site of an earlier ford across the River Morava, at the foot of the Chriby mountain range which dominates the central part of Moravia. The gardens and castle of Kromeriz are an exceptionally complete and...
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Unesco: Czech Republic: Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
This memorial column, erected in the early years of the 18th century, is the most outstanding example of a type of monument specific to central Europe. In the characteristic regional style known as Olomouc Baroque and rising to a height...
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Unesco: Czech Republic: Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Trebic
The ensemble of the Jewish Quarter, the old Jewish cemetery and the Basilica of St Procopius in Trebic are reminders of the co-existence of Jewish and Christian cultures from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The Jewish Quarter bears...