History
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Pre-1989 case casts pall over top court appointments
The Senate met on Wednesday to consider three judges nominated for the Constitutional Court. However, the candidacy of Robert Fremr for the top court sparked controversy.
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New book highlights Prague Castle’s priceless historical textiles
Along with its world famous sites, Prague Castle also boasts an unparalleled collection of historical fabrics. A new book details the 270 items in the valuable collection.
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Anniversary of the Week
Hygiene in the times of Maria Theresa
270 years ago, on 24 July 1753, Empress Maria Theresa issued a set of regulations on healthcare in Bohemia.
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Anniversary of the Week
July 1933: Czechoslovak Letov Š-328 bomber makes first flight
The Letov Š-328, Czechoslovakia’s most common single-engine bomber and observation plane in the interwar period, made its first flight 90 years ago, on July 19, 1933.
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Český Malín: The Czech village in Ukraine destroyed exactly 80 years ago
374 Czechs and 26 Poles were murdered by Nazi soldiers in the village of Český Malín in western Ukraine on 13 July, 1943. The reason for the massacre still remains unclear.
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Anniversary of the week
50 years of Ještěd Tower
50 years ago, the Ještěd Tower, a TV transmitter, hotel and restaurant atop Mount Ještěd near the North Bohemian town of Liberec, opened to the public for the first time.
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Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto celebrates the diversity of footwear in the history of humankind
The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto is the largest museum in the world entirely dedicated to the culture, traditions and styles of footwear.
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Medieval glass mosaic at St. Vitus Cathedral under scrutiny
One of the most valuable medieval monuments at Prague Castle, the glass mosaic of the Last Judgement at Saint Vitus Cathedral, is undergoing a close inspection.
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Milada Horáková: Politician and women's rights activist executed by the communists
Czechs are marking 73 years since the death of Milada Horáková, a democratic opposition leader who was sentenced and executed in a communist show trial on June 27, 1950.
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Koruna Palace: The “Crown” of Wenceslas Square
Although perhaps not as well-known as the nearby Lucerna, Prague's Koruna Palace is an architectural masterpiece.
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Remains of dozens of communist-era political prisoners found at Prague prison
Researchers have announced a gruesome find at Prague’s Pankrác jail: the cremated remains of 80-plus communist-era political prisoners.
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81 years since Lidice massacre: the village whose name became known across the globe
Hundreds of villages in World War II became the target of Nazi massacres and were razed to the ground. But perhaps none became more famous than the Czech village of Lidice.
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