Prague

Dear readers, today I would like to take you for a walk. We will make a short trip to the closest places around our school.

First of all, there is a church, which stands right in front of our school. It is a church of St. Henry and Cunigunde. These saints were married, but they made a celibate vow together. Saint Henry was a prince, then he became a king and also a caesar. And in 1146 he was declared a saint, for his life, he was very responsive and he supported missions. Saint Cunigunde was very kind and people could go to her with any questions, problems and requests.

The church was built in the 14th century in Gothic and in the 15th century, the bell tower (Henry´s tower) was established. This tower was also used as a military guardhouse in the 17th century, during the siege of Prague by Swedish forces.

Now, we could move a little bit further, to Republic square. Here, the Municipal House stands. It is a beautiful huge building built in the 20th century in Art Nouveau style. It was built during the National Revival as a symbol of the Czech nation and its richness, so there are a lot of chandeliers from Czech glass and a lot of golden ornaments. Also, over the doors, there is a fresco depicting Libuše, our princess.

On October 28, 1918, the independence of Czechoslovakia was declared here, and in November 1989, the first meeting of the current communist government with representatives of the Civic Forum, led by Václav Havel, took place here.

Edited by: N.K.