Prague – Kingdom of Bohemia – Jewish Synagogue – P7

The synagogue was built between 1905–1906 by a Viennese architect and an Imperial construction supervisor Wilhelm Stiassny, as a replacement for three Synagogues destroyed in the years 1898-1906 during the redevelopment. Although the association which took up the challenge of building the Synagogue was founded in 1896, it took ten years before the Synagogue was … More Prague – Kingdom of Bohemia – Jewish Synagogue – P7

Prague – Kingdom of Bohemia – Hidden history of Prague – Old Town Square – P6

Many of the merchants, brewers and tanners built houses for themselves near the square. Very soon after the houses started to appear, however, the inhabitants of the fledgling Old Town realised they had a problem. They were very close to the River Vltava, which provided them with a valuable trade route and means of carrying … More Prague – Kingdom of Bohemia – Hidden history of Prague – Old Town Square – P6