Castles, cathedrals and the culture of Prague

Prague. It’s complicated. The victories and tragedies in a city that was born in the 12th century are embedded in ancient cobblestones and reach for the sky with the 70-meter-high Old Town Tower. The Charles Bridge that spans the Moldau was built in 1402, and how many artists, writers and composers leaned against the railings of that bridge, prayed to the statues of the saints carved into the sides, and gazed at the horizon, dreaming of their masterpieces to come: Franz Kafka, Leos Janocek, Bedrich Smetana, Gustav Mahler, Max Brod, Antonin Dvorak and many more. Read More