The highest building in Prague - Prague Events
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Vyšehrad Culture and Enterta<strong>in</strong>ment<br />
12<br />
VYŠEHRAD<br />
NATIONAL CULTURAL MONUMENT<br />
/NÁRODNÍ KULTURNÍ PAMÁTKA VYŠEHRAD/ Adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />
residence V Pevnosti 159/5b, <strong>Prague</strong> 2, tel.: 241 410 348,<br />
tel./fax: 241 410 247, e-mail: <strong>in</strong>fo@praha-vysehrad.cz,<br />
http://www.praha-vysehrad.cz<br />
A place of myths and legends, and the seat of the first K<strong>in</strong>g of Bohemia<br />
at the end of the 11th century; a symbol of Czech statehood<br />
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS (open daily 930 am-6 pm)<br />
Vyšehrad as Part of the History of <strong>Prague</strong>'s Fortifi-cations (wheelchair<br />
accessible) - the entrance is from the Brick (<strong>Prague</strong>) Gate, giv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
access to Gorlice (wheelchair accessible, assistance recommended -<br />
uneven terra<strong>in</strong>) underground hall and the casemates, with six orig<strong>in</strong>al<br />
Baroque statues from the Charles Bridge<br />
Historical Appearances of Vyšehrad (wheelchair accessible) - <strong>in</strong> the<br />
newly restored casemates, entrance from the Old Burgrave's Residence.<br />
ŠPIÈKA INFORMATION CENTER (V Pevnosti St.)<br />
Information center <strong>in</strong> the Gothic Gate, from the time of Charles IV, located<br />
between the Tábor and Leopold’s Gates; <strong>in</strong>formation, souvenirs, publications<br />
on Vyšehrad, promotional materials, refreshments, restrooms<br />
VYŠEHRAD GALLERY (above the Baths of Libuše)<br />
Karel Maleček - In Spite of Years, from Mar 1-25<br />
Exhibition on the occasion of the author's 90th birthday<br />
VYŠEHRAD CEMETERY AND PANTHEON (Sts. Peter and Paul’s<br />
Basilica is wheelchair accessible) Open daily 8 am-7 pm. <strong>The</strong> burial site<br />
where over 600 prom<strong>in</strong>ent figures of Czech culture are buried, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
A. Dvořák, K. Čapek, B. Němcová, K. H. Mácha, J. Neruda, A. Mucha, M.<br />
Aleš, E. Dest<strong>in</strong>nová, J. Heyrovský, B. Smetana, Z. Štěpánek
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