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As you can see in this map, this medium-size country is located at the centre of Europe, between Germany, Poland, Austria and Slovakia. Its capital is Prague and it's set in the northwest of the country, near their most famous river, Elbe.
Hii we're Marina and Laura and we're going to talk about the city of Prague, which is in Czech Republic.
In this slide we can see the most important monuments of Prague. Here we can see the Dancing House, designed by Vlado Milunic in the 20th century. It is also known as Fred and Ginger.
Here it is the most symbolic monument of the city, the astronomical clock. It is one of the oldest astronomical clocks of the world. It was made in the 15th century.
There we can see the Golden Lane, a very popular streer near the castle of the city, where a lot of alchimists used to live in. The famous writter Franz Kafka lived in the number 22 house.
And there we can see the Prague Castle, which is situated in the top of the city. It is considered the largest ancient castle.
This is the Saint Charles Bride, which crosses the Vltava river. Its construction started in the 14 century. It is decorated by 30 statues.
This is the Wenceslas Square. In this square is situated the National Museum of Prague. During the Velvet Revolution, a lot of demonstrations were held here.
And finally, we can see the Vltava River, which is crossed by Saint Charles bridge.
This is the Prague's Jewish Quarter, known as Josefov. It's history dates from the 13th century, when Jewish people were ordered to settle in this area. There are six synagogues, including the famous Spanish Synagogue (as you can see here). The Old Jewish Cemetery is the second oldest Jewish cemetery of Europe. It was founded in the 15th century and the oldest gravestone is dated from 1439. There are about 20.000 gravestones placed one on another because of the lack of space. The Jewish Quarter is also the birthplace of the celebrated writer Franz Kafka, who is commemorated with this statue.
There a lot of things to do in Prague, such as get a boat trip on Vltava river while seeing a panoramic view of the city, get a segway tour around the city, watch the astronomical clock in action, which happens every hour, or watch a black theatre performance.
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