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Travel - Czech Republic

Travel photographs from the Czech Republic. Locations include Prague, Karlstein, Kutna Hora, and others. Please note that I have posted a separate gallery for Terezin.
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Karlstein Castle was the country seat for King Charles IV of Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire. This shows the main castle tower; a fortress with walls ten feet thick.
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Karlstein Castle was the country seat for King Charles IV of Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire. This shows the main castle tower; a fortress with walls ten feet thick.

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  • Human bones (skulls, femurs, hips, etc) formed into a famnily coat of arms at the Kostnice ossuary (Bone Church) in Kutna Hora in the Czech Republic. This somewhat macabre display is formed into the Schwarzenberg family coat of arms and uses most of the human skeleton in one piece.
  • At the Sedlice All Saints bone church in Kutna Hora, a display of skulls is surrounded by donations of various coins. The walls surrounding the skulls are made of various bones from legs and arms. A scary image for Halloween.
  • Six human skulls are piled on top of each other in a ossuary (or bone church) located in the Czech Republic. A scary image for Halloween!
  • A detailed view of one of the crypts at the ossuary in Kutna Hora with skulls. Coin offerings have been tossed into the area with some landing in the eye sockets.
  • A person dressed in a white coat and helmet is walking through a tunnel in an old medieval silver mine in the Czech Republic.
  • A view of Charles Bridge and the Old Town of Prague at night with reflections off the Vltava River. This is a romantic location to view the bridge.
  • The main door to Karlstein Castle in the Czech Republic is covered with ornate iron decorations in a traditional and functional style with crossing iron straps providing additional strength. The door kncoker is centered in the middle of the door.
  • Karlstein Castle was the country seat for King Charles IV of Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire. This shows the main castle tower; a fortress with walls ten feet thick.
  • Karlstein Castle was the country seat for King Charles IV of Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire. This medieval castle is located at the top of a hill.
  • Prague's astronomical clock is a landmark. The clock face is surrounded by medieval sculptures including the skeleton that represents Death.
  • An old Czech door knocker in the form of a lion's head, worn shiny in places from being touched over the years.
  • A pair of copper waterspouts disguised as a gargoyle with a crown are located high up on a cathedral spire in Prague are highlighted against a stormy and cloudy sky.
  • Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad) and the upper portion of St. Vitus cathedral are outlined against the sky. Prague Castle sits above the city of Prague. It is where the Czech kings, Holy Roman Emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had their offices. Prague Castle is one of the biggest castles in the world at about 570 meters in length and an average of about 130 meters wide. The history of the castle stretches back to the 9th century (870) and it has been under construction in one form or another since then.
  • A colorful rainbow that formed over the Powder Tower in Prague's old town just before sunset.
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