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“ PRAGUE (the native name: PRAHA) , the Capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Metropolis of the Bohemian (Čech) nation, is by distinguished travellers declared to be one of the most fascinating of all the cities of Europe on account of its unrivalled picturesque situation as well as for its antique features and the charm of its grand history.
COMMENTS AND OPINIONS IN PRAISE OF PRAGUE.
Pope Pius II. (Aeneas Silvius) styled Prague the “Queen” of cities.
Humboldt ranked Prague with Constantinople, Naples and Lisbon as one of the four most beautiful European towns. ”

“ The cathedral shares with the Royal Palace, ancient churches, palaces and monasteries, a noble site on the summit of a hill overlooking the river Vltava.
The superb Royal Castle of Prague was the seat of the Bohemian kings of Přemysl, Luxemburg, Jagellon and Habsburg dynasties till 1620, when the Royal Court was transferred to Vienna. The castle represents still the Bohemian State idea. Emperor and King Francis Joseph makes the palace his residence durring his visits to Prague. ”

“ Traveller will find-no more difficulty with the language problem than in any other, countrys German, French and English are widely spoken. The Bohemians are natural linguists and courteous and attentive to strangers, and English folk seem to be particularly welcome“. ”

“ Close by the cathedral to East is the Romanesque Church of St. George, that dates back to 1142; a few steps distant is a picturesque lane with so called Alchymists’ Houses; further on the Black Tower and the “Daliborka“ (a famous state prison and torturing chamber.) .
Close by to the West of the Royal Palace is the Palace of the Archbishop of Prague, the Primate of the Bohemian Kingdom.
Near by to the West is the Monastery of St. Loretto, in the court of which is a replica of the house of St. Joseph and St. Anne of Nazareth. ”

“ PRAGUE THE CITY OF GARDENS.
There are few cities in the world with so many beautiful gardens and parks as has the City of Prague. One of the most attractive is the Royal Garden close to the Royal Palace. ”

“ Here are tennis courts and football courts, basebail areas with school boys and older athletes engaged in keen carnest.
The great football matches between the British teams and Bohemians always attract enormous crowds of spectators; recently the Bohemian team won the European championship in France. ”

“ The number of good English scholars among all classes is remarkable and there are numerous reading circles for English literature, while the Bohemian university has lately equipped an English seminary. Great interest is taken in English municipal and social institutions and English plays are translated and presented on the stage of Prague. ”

“ The Royal Garden adjoining the Royal Palace, the Belvedere of the Queen Anne, a famous masterpiece of Italian Architecture, the Strahov Monastery (a world known library and Picture gallery) , with a magnificient view of the city from its gardens.
The limit of space does not permit of describing many other ancient and interesting buildings of the Old Prague. The traveller will find an exhaustive information in various official Guides of the City of Prague. ”

“ With a population of circa 600.000 Prague is the second city in Austria and as a manufacturing center it is first in many lines. Prague is also the financial center of the Kingdom of Bohemia: two exchanges, fifteen great banks, branches of foreign banks, mutual credit banks, insurance companies have their seat here. ”

“ Only a few steps distant is the oldest existing Jewish Cemetery in Europe. There are thousands of lichen covered stones, bearing Hebrew inscriptions and symbols, to indicate the tribe to which the deceased belonged. ”

“ Gothic porch
with the astronomical clock
Viktor Stretti St. Nicolas’ Church
J. Stretti-Zamponi “Hradčany“ as seen from east
Viktor Stretti “Green“ Market Place of the Old Town
Viktor Stretti Gardens at the “Hradčany“ ”

“ Ch. E. Maurice: The Story of Bohemia (Story of the Nations Series.) New York and London (Unwin) 1896.
W. R. Morfill: Grammar of the Bohemian or Čech language.
Karel Jonáš: Bohemian made easy. Racine 1890.
Karel Jonáš: Dictionary of Bohemian and English. Racine 1886.
R. H. Vickers: History of Bohemia. Chicago 1894.
Frances Gregor: The Story of Bohemia. New York 1896.
V. E Mourek: Pocket Dictionary of the Bohemian and English languages. Leipzig 1896.
V. A. Jung: A Dictionary of the English and Bohemian Languages. Prague. ”