Kafka Statue

The Kafka statue, located next to the Spanish Synagogue, was unveiled in 2003 and modeled after Kafka's short story "Description of a Struggle". In the story, a young man is depicted riding on the shoulders of another man through the streets of Prague. Here, Kafka is depicted as the man seen riding on the shoulders of a headless man.

Old Town, the Jewish Quarter, and Crawling Babies on TV Towers

June 14th 2007
Today was a big walking day in Prague. We passed the Municipal House and Powder Tower (which we have seen about a dozen times already since they are next to our hotel) and headed into the main square of Old Town. Our first stop was the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, a beautiful church with twin spires that tower over the town center. Inside the church lies the tomb of the famous Danish astronomer ... read more

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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more

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