The astronomical clock in Prague – a pretty amazing thing indeed!
Detailed carving on a door near the Prague Astronomical Clock in the Old Town area of the city.
My tribute to a favourite film…
From Prague.
The car of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, first president of Czechoslovakia (now two countries, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic). All images are © Ranald Dods. You may not use any images (in whole or in part) without written consent from artist. All rights reserved.
Rural landscape, Eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic. / May 2008. Canon EOS 300X, Sigma 28-135. Post-processing: retouch, sharpening, convert to B&W, blend modes. More B&W landscapes:
Only detached by a crack, the two parts of this centuries-old wall are very close to each other but so different… The bricks in the upper right part have retained most of their color and texture whereas the lower left part is changed and covered by lichen. Ratiborice, Czech Republic. May 2008. Canon EOS 300X, Sigma 28-135. Post-processing: color correction, distortion correction, sharpening, watercolor, blend modes.
Most people are fascinated by the Astronomical Clock in Prague – but step inside the tower and you find the most amazing lift – a fascinating construction – like something out of a science fiction movie. The glass lift is ascending inside the cage – the trails are from four lights fixed to the underside of the lift cubicle.
“Old Jewish Cemetery (Prague) – III” was featured in ImageWriting (2/24) / and in Amazing Graves Following is info from two Internet sources: One of the most impressive sights in Prague [Czech Republic] is the Old Jewish cemetery in Josefov, the former Jewish ghetto. This cemetery was used from 1439 to 1787 and it is the oldest existing Jewish cemetery in Europe. The Nazis made it a policy to destroy Jewish cemeteries, sometimes using the tombstones for target practice, but Hitler ordered that this cemetery be left intact, since he was planning to build a Jewish museum in Prague after all the Jews in Europe had been exterminated according to his diabolical plan. There are more than 100,000 Jews buried in this small plot, the graves being layered 12 deep in some places. This is not unusual for European cemeteries where space is at a premium. In Germany where the graves are also 12 layers deep, the tombstones mark only the top layer of the buried coffins. In the Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov, there are around 12,000 tombstones, crowded closely together with almost no grass between them. / Source: Josefov The Old Jewish Cemetery lies in the Josefov (the Jewish Quarter of Prague). It was in use from the early 15th century (the oldest preserved tombstone, the one of Avigdor Kara, dates back to 1439) until 1787. Its ancestor was a cemetery called “The Jewish Garden”, which was found in archaeological excavations under the Vladislavova street, New Town. The numbers of grave stones and numbers of people buried there are uncertain, because there are layers of tombs. However, it has been estimated that there are approximately 12,000 graves. The most important personalities buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery are Yehuda ben Bezalel known as the Maharal Rabbi Löw (d. 1609), Mordechai Maisel (d. 1601), David Gans (d. 1613) a David Oppenheim (d. 1736). Photo taken with a Canon PowerShot S70 camera. /
Prague, street performer talking a break.
While in Czech Republic we were lucky that our old friends showed us around this beautiful country. This little village is close to my fathers school friends house. He took us around for about 2 days. This picture was taken after a big day trip and its basically night time…the sun has already set. I used a filter and long exposure to get this colour. The picture was taken from a tower – someone thought it would be a good idea to build a 30m high tower in the middle of a field. Photo Taken: 13-Oct-2008 / Time: Around Dusk / Conditions: Beautiful autumn day / / / / / / / / / Some other images from around Czech Republic: / / / / / /
Taken in the Czech Republic January 2009
Trutnov, Czech Republic.
All Fantaskes, Czech-in here
A group of tourists on the Charles Bridge – Prague, Czech Republic.
Beautiful Alfonse Mucha stained glass window in Prague Castle, Czech Republic. Canon Powershot S51S.
A typical Czech pub-restaurant scene. North Czech Republic (Tiské Skály). /
Prague Castle / Nikon D80 9”@f/4.4 ISO-200 70mm 3 shots HDR / / ART / ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR / SYDNEY / PANORAMAS / CLOUDS / COUNTRYSIDE / STILL LIFE / TENNIS / DOGS / MISCELLANEOUS
Old Town City Hall, Prague / Nikon D80 1/125@f/5.6 ISO-100 18mm 6 images 5479×5755 / / ART / ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR / SYDNEY / PANORAMAS / CLOUDS / COUNTRYSIDE / STILL LIFE / TENNIS / DOGS / MISCELLANEOUS
A magical town in Moravia, the Czech Republic. This is a square in the historical center of Znojmo. The chuch in the back is Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele s kapucínským klášterem Nikon D90 / Nikkor 18-105 mm VR kit lens
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