The Karlova Praha project was a large-scale series of cultural Prague events held to mark the 700th anniversary of the birth of Charles IV (he was born in 1316).
The project’s original website, run by the Prague Information Service, has since been shut down, so apart from here on our blog, you won’t find anything about the event anywhere else.
Throughout the whole of 2016, Prague hosted a wide range of fascinating exhibitions, concerts, festivals and celebrations, all sharing a common theme: the life and times of Charles IV, the Bohemian king and Holy Roman Emperor.
Map of all the events
On this map you’ll see a total of 24 points – these are all the places where events took place and which Charles IV significantly shaped, improved or had built through his work.
- National Gallery in Prague
- Prague Castle
- Deer Moat (Jelení příkop)
- Old Town Bridge Tower
- National Technical Museum
- St Vitus Cathedral
- Carolinum
- Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia
- Church of Our Lady of the Snows (Na Slovanech / Emmaus)
- Old Town Square
- Forum Karlín
- Vyšehrad
- Charles Bridge
- House at the Stone Bell
- Church of Our Lady before Týn
- House at the Štupart’s
- Church of St James and the Convent of the Minorite Franciscans
- Relics and Church of St Gall
- Chapel of the Old Town Hall
- Church of St Giles
- Carolinum – Charles University
- Heavenly Jerusalem
- Church of Our Lady of the Snows
- Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and St Charlemagne
- Church of St Catherine
- Church of St Apollinaris
- Church of St Stephen
- Church of St Henry and St Kunhuta
- Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady “Na trávníčku”
- New Town Hall
- Vyšehrad
We’ve preserved the event brochure for you, which you can download here (in Czech).
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