Nightsky
September 27th, 2005, 09:38 PM
These photos have already been posted in previous threads, but this is a collection of all skyline pictures of Praha. Enjoy!
Prague´s city center skyline is dominated by the cathedrals: St Vitus, Tyn and St Nicholas. But there are many other towers, most of them churches on the skyline. Prague is actually nicknamed "city of 100 spires", which tells a lot about the city's medieval skyline. In the outskirts, ugly concrete highrises with up to 20 floors are everywhere, but there are very few skyskrapers in Prague. The tallest buildings are situated in the southern outskirts, far from the center. The TV tower is by far the tallest structure in Prague and can be seen from the whole city. The TV tower is also a good spot to get up if you want to see the city from above. There is also Petrín Tower, an immiation of the Eiffel Tower, but there you have to climb up sine there is no elevator.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1377.JPG
One of the most famous views of Prague - the district Prazsky Hrad a Hradcany (the Prague Castle and Hradcany), dominated by St Vitus Cathedral above River Vltava. More about this part later.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1552.JPG
A closer look to Prague's 2 tallest buildings: City Tower (ECM Tower, right), 109m and 27 floors reached its full height in 1986 as the country's tallest building. It was meant to host the Czech radio, but was left incomplete and unoccupied. ECM is about to rebuild it as a mixed use complex. The building will also get a nice new glass façade. Empiria (left) from 1977, is currently the tallest used building in Czech Republic at 104m and 24 floors.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1384.JPG
View from the Charles bridge towards the castle.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1385.JPG
S:t Thomas Church seen from the bridge. This church was originally gothic, but was reconstructed in baroque style when it was hit by the lightening in 1723.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1392.JPG
View towards Salvátor Church and the gate on the east side of Vltava, belonging to the popular and hilly district Malá Strana.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1398.JPG
Hradcany a Prazsky Hrad at sunset.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1430.JPG
View towards S:t Nicholas Church and S:t Thomas Church with Petrín Park above.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1452.JPG
View from close to the Swedish embassy on Mala Strana towards S:t Nicholas Church (left) and the TV Tower (right)
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1455.JPG
Petrín Tower, Prague´s own imitation of the Eiffel Tower, built for the anniversary exhibition in 1891. It was the inventor Cimrman that designed the tower that pointed out to Gustav Eiffel that the Eiffel Tower should have its legs more apart. Petrín was completed only 2 years after the Eiffel Tower.
Views from Petrín Tower:
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1458.JPG
Petrín Hill, old town and TV tower.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1459.JPG
The nearby Strahovský kláster.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1460.JPG
Prague Castle and S:t Vitus.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1461.JPG
Skyscrapers in the southeast.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1462.JPG
Old Town with to the east with Týn, Vltava and Charles Bridge.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1463.JPG
Hotel Opatov, the hotel we stay at in the middle of the far eastern commie block district! The church to the left is probably Ludmila.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1464.JPG
Commie blocks close to the tower with a background of beautiful villas and mountains.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1465.JPG
Strahovsky Stadion. A football stadium.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1466.JPG
The wall right below the tower.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1468.JPG
Petrín Park.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1471.JPG
TV Tower and the much lower radio tower in the distance.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1479.JPG
Prague´s highrise skyline from the left: Corinthia Towers Hotel, Empire, Corinthia Panorama Hotel and the abandoned City Tower. Below them are the "new town" and a street light!
Views just outside the gate at Hradcany:
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1507.JPG
Prague skyline with the national theatre to the left of the bridge.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1508.JPG
TV Tower and Týn Church in the middle. Old town hall to the right.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1509.JPG
The churches S:t Thomas and S:t Nicholas in Malá Strana.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1511.JPG
An interesting mix of old and new towers of Prague.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1664.JPG
For the first time crossing the bridge to the north side of Vltava (Moldau).!
From just outside the entrance of the Corinthia Towers hotel where nice views:
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1540.JPG
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1541.JPG
The mirror of Prague in the hotels facade.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1542.JPG
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1543.JPG
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1544.JPG
This highway goes high above the city on the high bridge Nuselsky most. The first night when we arrived I saw small old houses at Vysehrad below the road.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1570.JPG
Petrín Hill with the funiculare we couldn't find to the left and Petrín Tower that we climbed to the right.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1594.JPG
Praha TV Tower (televizni vez Zizkov) - finally there it is! At a height of 216m, it is Czech's by far tallest structure.
The views from the observation deck on the top:[/i]
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1601.JPG
It had became cloudy just in time to when we reached the tower. After all, this was also almost the only time it was cloudy on our trip. After all the windows where dirty and it was starting to get dark too, so nevermind…
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1607.JPG
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1608.JPG
After watching the views, we went down on the bar in the lower section (8th floor I think) and had a bear in the bar with a view. It was as cheap as all other bars in Prague despite being in a tall TV tower with a view.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1611.JPG
Meanwhile we where sitting there it was getting dark. So we went back up again by the fast elevator to see how Prague's skyline looked after dark.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1630.JPG
The view from the furniture department on Billa Labut´s top floor.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1317.JPG
I took this picture of the commie block district from Hotel Opatov where we stayed. In the far distance you can see the TV tower, Czech Republic's tallest structure.
Prague´s city center skyline is dominated by the cathedrals: St Vitus, Tyn and St Nicholas. But there are many other towers, most of them churches on the skyline. Prague is actually nicknamed "city of 100 spires", which tells a lot about the city's medieval skyline. In the outskirts, ugly concrete highrises with up to 20 floors are everywhere, but there are very few skyskrapers in Prague. The tallest buildings are situated in the southern outskirts, far from the center. The TV tower is by far the tallest structure in Prague and can be seen from the whole city. The TV tower is also a good spot to get up if you want to see the city from above. There is also Petrín Tower, an immiation of the Eiffel Tower, but there you have to climb up sine there is no elevator.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1377.JPG
One of the most famous views of Prague - the district Prazsky Hrad a Hradcany (the Prague Castle and Hradcany), dominated by St Vitus Cathedral above River Vltava. More about this part later.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1552.JPG
A closer look to Prague's 2 tallest buildings: City Tower (ECM Tower, right), 109m and 27 floors reached its full height in 1986 as the country's tallest building. It was meant to host the Czech radio, but was left incomplete and unoccupied. ECM is about to rebuild it as a mixed use complex. The building will also get a nice new glass façade. Empiria (left) from 1977, is currently the tallest used building in Czech Republic at 104m and 24 floors.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1384.JPG
View from the Charles bridge towards the castle.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1385.JPG
S:t Thomas Church seen from the bridge. This church was originally gothic, but was reconstructed in baroque style when it was hit by the lightening in 1723.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1392.JPG
View towards Salvátor Church and the gate on the east side of Vltava, belonging to the popular and hilly district Malá Strana.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1398.JPG
Hradcany a Prazsky Hrad at sunset.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1430.JPG
View towards S:t Nicholas Church and S:t Thomas Church with Petrín Park above.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1452.JPG
View from close to the Swedish embassy on Mala Strana towards S:t Nicholas Church (left) and the TV Tower (right)
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1455.JPG
Petrín Tower, Prague´s own imitation of the Eiffel Tower, built for the anniversary exhibition in 1891. It was the inventor Cimrman that designed the tower that pointed out to Gustav Eiffel that the Eiffel Tower should have its legs more apart. Petrín was completed only 2 years after the Eiffel Tower.
Views from Petrín Tower:
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1458.JPG
Petrín Hill, old town and TV tower.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1459.JPG
The nearby Strahovský kláster.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1460.JPG
Prague Castle and S:t Vitus.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1461.JPG
Skyscrapers in the southeast.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1462.JPG
Old Town with to the east with Týn, Vltava and Charles Bridge.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1463.JPG
Hotel Opatov, the hotel we stay at in the middle of the far eastern commie block district! The church to the left is probably Ludmila.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1464.JPG
Commie blocks close to the tower with a background of beautiful villas and mountains.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1465.JPG
Strahovsky Stadion. A football stadium.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1466.JPG
The wall right below the tower.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1468.JPG
Petrín Park.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1471.JPG
TV Tower and the much lower radio tower in the distance.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1479.JPG
Prague´s highrise skyline from the left: Corinthia Towers Hotel, Empire, Corinthia Panorama Hotel and the abandoned City Tower. Below them are the "new town" and a street light!
Views just outside the gate at Hradcany:
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1507.JPG
Prague skyline with the national theatre to the left of the bridge.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1508.JPG
TV Tower and Týn Church in the middle. Old town hall to the right.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1509.JPG
The churches S:t Thomas and S:t Nicholas in Malá Strana.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1511.JPG
An interesting mix of old and new towers of Prague.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1664.JPG
For the first time crossing the bridge to the north side of Vltava (Moldau).!
From just outside the entrance of the Corinthia Towers hotel where nice views:
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1540.JPG
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1541.JPG
The mirror of Prague in the hotels facade.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1542.JPG
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1543.JPG
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1544.JPG
This highway goes high above the city on the high bridge Nuselsky most. The first night when we arrived I saw small old houses at Vysehrad below the road.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1570.JPG
Petrín Hill with the funiculare we couldn't find to the left and Petrín Tower that we climbed to the right.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1594.JPG
Praha TV Tower (televizni vez Zizkov) - finally there it is! At a height of 216m, it is Czech's by far tallest structure.
The views from the observation deck on the top:[/i]
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1601.JPG
It had became cloudy just in time to when we reached the tower. After all, this was also almost the only time it was cloudy on our trip. After all the windows where dirty and it was starting to get dark too, so nevermind…
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1607.JPG
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1608.JPG
After watching the views, we went down on the bar in the lower section (8th floor I think) and had a bear in the bar with a view. It was as cheap as all other bars in Prague despite being in a tall TV tower with a view.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1611.JPG
Meanwhile we where sitting there it was getting dark. So we went back up again by the fast elevator to see how Prague's skyline looked after dark.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1630.JPG
The view from the furniture department on Billa Labut´s top floor.
http://skyline.250free.com/HPIM1317.JPG
I took this picture of the commie block district from Hotel Opatov where we stayed. In the far distance you can see the TV tower, Czech Republic's tallest structure.