Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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House of

the Black

Madonna

Church of

St James

Made in the

15th cen-

tury, this

wooden

pietà can be

seen on the

main altar of

the church i

The Carolinum

This was the heart

of the university

founded by Charles IV

in 1348. A carved

Oriel window projects

from the oldest

surviving part.

Celetná Ulice

This ornamental

Baroque plaque is

the emblem of the

House at the Black

Sun, on the famous

Celetná ulice y

. Municipal
House
A popular concert
venue, this Art
Nouveau building
has an interior
adorned with
allegories of civic
virtues by
Alfons Mucha z

Powder Gate, a

much-restored

Gothic gate, is a

relic of the time

when there was a

royal palace loca ted

here, at the entrance

to the Old Town.

Estates Theatre featured

in Miloš Forman’s 1984

film, Amadeus l

ŠTUPARTSKÁ

JAKUBSKÁ

UPRASNÉ

CELETNÁ

OVOCNÝ TRH

Týn courtyard