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'The Amazing Race' recap: How Do You Spell Failure?...settle. Let's focus on something else. Okay. Phil started the episode by giving a voice-over about how teams had to make it to Prague's oldest synagogue, and then further explained, ''a Jewish house of prayer.'' Thanks for the explanation,... In this article: Absinthe, Gregor Samsa, Prague, Schmaltz, and The Metamorphosis |
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washingtonpost.com | 8 hours ago
Saddam ordered Radio Free Europe attack in Prague
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein ordered his secret agents to attack the Prague headquarters of U.S. run Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to end broadcasting to Iraq, a Czech intelligence service spokesman said Sunday. The attack was...
In this article: Saddam Hussein, United States, Iraq, and Reuters
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TVgasm | 9 hours ago
Amazing Race: Czech Yourself, Bieche!
...Culture Blog Teams start out in the marshes of Estonia where we left them and we see Team Master Race get the first clue - fly to Prague! Nice! Very jealous. Hot boys and tastey pastries. Once there, teams must find a vintage...
In this article: Estonia
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People | 6 days ago
The Amazing Race: Pointers from Prague
...your traveling companion. Especially if you don't know what you're talking about either. One brother inquired if they speak Spanish in Prague. The other laughed at his stupid question just before foolishly declaring Prague a country. 2. If...
In this article: Estates Theatre
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Reality TV Magazine | 6 days ago
Amazing Race 15: Do They Speak Spanish In Prague?
November 23, 2009 12:12:25 by Britteny Elrick Tonight on The Amazing Race, the four remaining teams will head off to Prague, where they will participate in all sorts of kayaking and rope gliding fun. All bets are off between two teams...
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The Japan Times: All Stories | November 21, 2009
'Happiest' revolution of 1989 was in Prague
This was the moment. Everyone had to choose. From high above the city, I looked out at these people dancing through the streets. Prague lay away in the distance, lighted and luminous in the snow. Never in my life have I seen...
In this article: Vaclav Havel, Smetana, Communism, Newsweek, and Disney
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Omaha World-Herald | November 18, 2009
Prague explores school merger
PRAGUE, Neb. - The Prague school board is continuing to explore the possibility of reorganizing with another school district. Board members have arranged a Dec. 7 meeting with the North Bend school board and a tour of the district's...
In this article: Nebraska
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Slate Magazine - Well-Traveled | November 18, 2009
The gloomy wonders of Prague.
...of us and we loved them right back, about the best tourism experience we've ever had. I'm scared to go back to Prague because no doubt it has lots of neon signs and Pizza Huts now, but at the time it was the pure uncut Real Deal, and I didn't...
In this article: Richard Burton, Goulash, Vaclav Havel, Frank Zappa, God, Slovakia, Democracy, and Potato
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BBC News | November 17, 2009
Prague marks Velvet Revolution
Rob Cameron describes the scene as Prague marks the anniversary Czechs and Slovaks have been marking the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution - which ended Communist rule in the then-Czechoslovakia. A crowd of 5,000 retraced the...
In this article: Vaclav Havel, Democracy, United States, Charles University, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Vaclav Klaus
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Times Online | November 17, 2009
Prague remembers the day it glimpsed freedom
...how to do it. It was embarrassing for the Czechs; we were almost the last ones. " These days downtown Prague looks clean and prosperous. Its Art Nouveau apartment buildings and shops have been carefully restored and the squares are already...
In this article: Vaclav Havel, Democracy, and Opana
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Description from Wikipedia:
Prague (pronounced: /ˈprɑːɡ/; Praha (, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavní město Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City.
Situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural, and economic centre of the Czech state for more than 1100 years. The city proper is home to more than 1.2 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 1.9 million.
Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Nicknames for Prague have included "the mother of cities" (Praga mater urbium, or "Praha matka měst" in Czech), "city of a hundred spires" and "the golden city".
- Name:
- Prague
- Local Name:
- Praha
- Motto:
- Praga Caput Rei publicae
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 0008
- Total Area (km):
- 496
- Time Zone:
- CET
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