page Jaroslava Brychtová and Stanislav Libenský Artists who built Prague from rays of light. page Elizabeth of Bohemia – Queen and mother of Prague’s future glory The woman who did not conquer Prague by the sword, but gave it a king who made it an imperial capital. page The Czech Edison who lit up Prague František Křižík – a world-renowned Czech inventor and electrical engineer. page St Wenceslas Monument Josef Václav Myslbek gave Prague a place where history is written. page The grandest gesture in Olympic history belongs to Prague Věra Čáslavská – the woman who bowed her head and lifted the nation. page A lion, a mandrake and the stars Rudolf II and his European centre of culture in Prague. page Tycho Brahe The supernova of stellar Prague and the mystery of the missing nose. page Il Boemo, a Phenomenon of Baroque Opera Josef Mysliveček enchanted Italy and Mozart, but his fate was sealed under a mask. page The Gentle Face of Prague Touch a living, fragile and human Prague through Seifert’s verses. page The Four Seasons were composed for Prague Why Vivaldi’s melodies still resonate through Prague’s palaces. page Milan Kundera’s Prague How totalitarianism made being unbearable. page A City with the Heart of Václav Havel From playwright to prisoner, from prisoner to president. page the spanish navy under the protection of a prague saint John of Nepomuk, martyr for fidelity and silence. page kafka’s prague, the mother with claws Franz Kafka and the world of Prague’s bohemians page The martyr weighed in gold and the mystery of his three skulls The story of Saint Adalbert, over whose grave gathered the King of Poland, the Pope and the Emperor of the Roman Empire. page the prague ecstasy of hedy lamarr This legend of the silver screen owes her cinematic breakthrough to Prague. page the beautiful prince pepi The Prague footprint of Napoleon’s legendary Polish Marshal Józef Poniatowski. page a white unicorn of science Einstein’s Prague journey to the theory of relativity. page czech footprint in the british sky Czechoslovak ace fighter pilots in the Battle of Britain. page why a sicilian boy watches over prague Saint Vitus, patron saint of the cathedral and Charles Bridge. page shakespeare in love and prague Tom Stoppard and the Prague underground. page become a prague walker Walk through Prague in Apollinaire’s footsteps and search for the gemstone with his face. page edward kelley, a wizard from england The Prague adventures of a mystifier with severed ears. page the american who co-founded czechoslovakia President Wilson’s Prague footprints. page a short-sighted man who peered into the heavens Astronomer Johannes Kepler discovered the laws of planetary motion in Prague. page faust’s prague Fulfil Goethe’s unfulfilled dream of visiting Prague. page every church is an original Prague masterpieces by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, a star of Baroque architecture. page verdi’s opera muse The Prague background of Tereza Stolz, brilliant opera singer and friend of Giuseppe Verdi. page the rebel beloved by puccini The Divine Emmy, legendary Czech opera singer. page mozart’s affair of the heart Why the musical genius loved Prague. page the music that put a man on the moon Antonín Dvořák’s Prague. page i have to wear shoes at the wedding The Prague dolce vita of the Rydel family. page Painter of Prague’s enigmatic corners Few artists have managed to capture the haunting atmosphere of old Prague — the narrow alleys, courtyard balconies and romantic nooks — quite like Jakub Schikaneder. Whether his scenes emerge from the morning mist or descend into twilight, they always carry a dreamlike quality that tempts viewers to step cautiously into the canvas. Not surprisingly, interest in Schikaneder’s work has surged among gallery owners and art collectors alike, with auction prices for his paintings nearing CZK 20 million.