Photo of the Day
The view from atop Prague’s Old Town Hall is one of the best spots to see the city’s spires piercing the sky with the Tyn Church dominating the skyline at the centre.
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Photo of the Day
Prague’s innumerable spires pierce the sky in this evening panorama shot not too far from Prague Castle (St. Vitus Cathedral, inside the walls of the castle, is visible on the left side of this image). I love how the warm lights blasting the city’s more famous buildings makes them stand out dramatically against the dusky blue of the rest of the houses.
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A classic view of Prague’s Tyn Church taken from the top of the Old Town Hall.
Even more grand than its exterior, the interior of St. Nicholas’ Church in Prague’s lesser town is designed to impress. An example of counter-reformation architecture, ever square inch of the interior is ornate and aimed at overwhelming your senses.
I’m drawn to these ominous, shady scenes, especially in medieval European cities where they seem to stand outside of time.
I found this mysterious, brooding alley scene after wandering through a dark, narrow passage filled with dodgy tourists gathered around an slick-talking American who was peddling something illegal. I’m not sure what it was (but it’s not hard to guess).
I had no problems and never felt I was going to, but its a reminder to be vigilant when one is out in the evenings in foreign lands.
St. Nicholas’ Church in Prague’s Lesser Town.
One of my evening’s in Prague was spent watching the sun set from on high. As it sank below the horizon, it left a rainbow of colours in its wake that just so happened to have a magnificent cathedral in front of them. St. Vitus Cathedral got a background worthy of its splendour.
Columns inside the massive, gothic St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague.
Gravestones in the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague.
A tourist boat navigates the Vlatava river with Prague Castle in the background.