Hradec Králové

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Hradec Králové (literally Stronghold of Queens) is one of two regional centres in Eastern Bohemia. In Czech republic it is famous for its ambicious interwar funkcionalist architecture mostly of Josef Gocar and Jan Kotera. Local patriots used to call Hradec as "The saloon of Czechoslovakia" those times. The city is located on a confluence of Orlice and Labe (Elbe) rivers and is populated by 94,300 people (2008). Distance from Prague is about 105 km (65 mi) easternwards, a highway connection works since 2006. One can make a stop in Hradec when coming to Prague from Warsaw - Wroclaw track, Poland.


Map

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The Major Square

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The Minor Square

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Eastern Bohemian Museum

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The chateaux

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Downtown views

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The Holy Ghost Cathedral

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The White Tower

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Along the Elbe river banks

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Old brewery, after reconstruction

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On a track to a railway station

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Reconstructed Ice-hockey stadium

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New building of the Faculty of medicine, Hradec Kralove Univesity

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Along Orlice river, closed to its confluence with Labe (Elbe)

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A night view

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New bus terminal, in construction

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Hradec Kralove panorama

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