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The Tragedy of the Turk of Ungelt: a ghost legend
A cross between the romance of Romeo and Juliet and the blind rage of Othello. Long ago, Prague’s Old Town Square was a market where foreign merchants would hawk their exotic wares.…
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The death of Tycho Brahe, the astrologer to Rudolf II
The man behind the silver nose, Tycho Brahe was only in Bohemia for a short time While the court of Emperor Rudolf II was filled with astrologers and alchemists, the most famous…
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See the seven creepiest relics in Prague churches
Some skeletons and mummies all dressed up with no place to go are the Golden City’s creepiest relics Most Catholic churches have a creepy relic of one sort or another, but which…
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The boy who turned to stone, a legend of Prague’s Old Town
One statue is not what it seems, according to a popular Old Town legend. Most old churches have some stone decorations on the roof, and the overwhelming majority are just fanciful sculptures…
