National Museum

Note the light-colored marks on the vertical columns. These repairs were supposed to eliminate evidence of the bloody suppression of the 1968 uprising, but the Czechs that made the repairs purposefully chose materials that continue to show (and remind) to this day.

Prague - New Town and Petrin Hill

June 30th 2011
We slept in and lounged about the apartment for a while in the morning. Andrew and John picked up breakfast from a local pastry shop and we ate at home at a leisurely pace. We chose to explore the New Town and Wenceslas Square first. We browsed extensively during the short walk to the square, stopping for some time in a very brightly colored and entertaining store that featured a great array of ... 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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