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Brno Ossuary still has mysteries to yield
Ossuaries, grim collections of mostly medieval bones, are to be found all over Europe, with one of the most striking examples anywhere being the infamous Sedlec Ossuary in…
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Czech Republic closes embassy in Tripoli in face of continuing unrest
On Monday the last Czechs remaining in Libya departed for home in light of the increased violence and unrest in the country. A day earlier the Czech Embassy in Tripoli…
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Exhibition looks at work of two great artists as members of Czechoslovak Legions during Great War
Frantisek Kupka and Otto Gutfreund are two of the most important Czech artists of the first half of the 20th century; Kupka was a great painter and graphic artist, while…