Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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White Tower

St George’s

Convent

The convent

houses 19th-

century Czech

art such as

a piece

titled Summer

Countryside with

Chapel by

Adolf Kosárek 4

. Zlatá Ulička
The picturesque artisans’
cottages along the inside
of the castle wall were built in
the late 16th century for the
castle’s guards
and gunners 5

Old Castle

steps down to

Malostranská Metro

. St George’s
Basilica
The superb
vaulted chapel
of the royal
Bohemian martyr
St Ludmila is
decorated with
16th-century
paintings 4

Lobkowicz Palace houses works of

art from the Lobkowicz family’s private

collection. It is also a venue for concerts.

Dalibor Tower takes its

name from the first man to

be imprisoned in it.

. Old Royal Palace
The uniform exterior of the
palace conceals many Gothic
and Renaissance halls. Coats
of arms cover the walls and
ceiling of the Room of the
New Land Rolls 2

STAR SIGHTS

. St Vitus’s Cathedral
. St George’s Basilica
. Zlatá Ulička
. Old Royal Palace

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