Olomouc

A turn towards deeper east :).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Olomouc_CZ_CoA.png/90px-Olomouc_CZ_CoA.png

Olomouc is medieval capital of Moravia, historical land covering most of eastern third of contemporary Czech republic. Regarding to number of valuable historical buildings, the city is ranked second just after Prague. Central Olomouc is made up by original medieval street network and makes an antmosphere of a really old town. Nowadays, Olomouc is populated by 102,100 inhabitants and is an administrative centre of Olomouc region. Situated 285 km (180 mi) eastern of Prague, connected by a highway, takes 2 1/2 hrs by express train. I fully recommend to have a stop in this town, for travellers on Cracow-Prague in particullar.


Location on Czech rep. map

http://img3.rajce.idnes.cz/d93/1/1920/1920270_7c0df180c4446e073ead61032d1e75c1/images/Olomouc2.JPG


St. Wenceslas Square - Olomouc landmark

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_katedra_1.jpg

http://www.kamim.sk/fotkym/ol-27.jpg


The Plague Column of Holy Trinity - Olomouc Unesco list monument

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_kolumna_najsw.Trojcy.JPG


The Upper Square, Town Hall and the Plague Column

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_ratusz.JPG

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_ratusz_i_fontana.JPG

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_ratusz_i_kolumna.JPG

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_Rynek_gorny_2.JPG

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_Rynek_gorny_1.JPG

http://www.kamim.sk/fotkym/ol-14.jpg

http://www.kamim.sk/fotkym/ol-18.jpg


Edelmann Palace

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Edlmannuv_palac.jpg/450px-Edlmannuv_palac.jpg


Moravian Theatre

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Moravske_divadlo.jpg/800px-Moravske_divadlo.jpg


The Lower Square

http://www.kamim.sk/fotkym/ol-20.jpg

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_Rynek_dolny_2.JPG

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_kamienice_przy_rynku.JPG


Medieval street network of Olomouc

http://www.kamim.sk/fotkym/ol-21.jpg

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_ul.Kapucinska.JPG

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_ul.Skolni.JPG

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_ul.Michalska.JPG

http://www.kamim.sk/fotkym/ol-07.jpg

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_ul.Univerzitni.JPG


Former Dominican Monastery - nowadays Theological Faculty of Palacky University of Olomouc

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Palacky_University_old_building.jpg/800px-Palacky_University_old_building.jpg


St. Moritz Church

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7741/800pxchramsvatehomoriceqo3.jpg


Olomouc Arcibishopery

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Arcidieceze-olomoucka.jpg/450px-Arcidieceze-olomoucka.jpg


Art Noveau

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/House_Riegrova_10_in_Olomouc.jpg/800px-House_Riegrova_10_in_Olomouc.jpg


Rondocubism

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/House_in_Olomouc.jpg/800px-House_in_Olomouc.jpg


Church "Panny Marie Snezne"

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Koscioly...JPG


Parts of original town fortification

http://www.kamim.sk/fotkym/ol-22.jpg

http://www.kamim.sk/fotkym/ol-06.jpg


Denisova street and St. Gorazd Orthodox Church

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_ul_Denisova._.JPG


The Klasterni Hradisko Monastery

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1411/799pxklasterhradisko2gc2.jpg


The Pilgrim Area on the Holy Hill, Basilica Minor (what a translation :D)[/B]

http://www.olomouc-tourism.cz/req/download_img.php?id=118


A tram stop at Town Museum

http://www.kamim.sk/fotkym/ol-04.jpg


Trams in Olomouc

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_tramwaj.jpg


the North-Moravian Energetics skyscraper

http://vickey.rajce.idnes.cz/Olomouc/images/Olomouc%2C_wiezowiec.JPG

:)

ahoj! ;O)

very nice photos

wow great photos...

Great photos of a great town :okay:

^^

In matter of architecture heritage, Olomouc is the second most valuable city after Prague in Czech rep. and one of the most valuable cities of its size in Europe.

But, how to promote a town when even the name of the country is less known than name of its capital (and hardly anyone knows how to spell it even in mother language)? :dunno:

:D