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  Jacy Meyer April 7, 2010 at 7:05am

  These guys are great! Our newest piece of art is a massive sculpture just off Old Town Square, made out of more than 85,000 keys. Artist Jiri David designed it for the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Due to my supreme lack of technological skills, I'm unable to upload a photo, but google "key sculpture Prague" and you'll get some images. It is supposed to spell "revoluce" (Czech for revolution) and be "crushing" it at the same time. It's nice to see more street art in the city, I think that's something really lacking here.
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  Max Pesling April 6, 2010 at 7:37pm

  Who said statues don't have bodily functions? The city of Prague takes the 2010 Tripatini Grand Prize for World's Most Imaginative, Not to Say Weird, Public Sculpture.
  
  On Kampa Island, wedged on the Vltava River between the Old Town and the Malá Strana quarter, two bronze male figures take an eternal leak, moving their torsos -- and their privates -- as they do so. That already beats Brussels' Mannekin Piss by several light-years of technological development. But it gets better: these guys write quotes penned by famous Prague residents with their potent stream.
  
  

  

  
  Freaked out yet? Well, just when you thought it couldn't get any weirder, it does: you can whip out your, um, cell phone and send a text message to the statues' microprocessors, and the boys will spell out your message in piss! (Wouldn't that be just about the most original way to propose to your fiancée??).
  
  Blame Czech sculptor David Černý (pronounced CHER-nee) for this bit of public aquatic whimsy, and thank the beautiful city of Prague for allowing this insanely original artist to thrive!
  
  PS: Click the link above, there's even a little video there!

  

  David Cerny - uplne oficialni stranka
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  David Paul Appell March 20, 2010 at 10:09pm

  This week's featured blog post is about some of the cool but lesser-known towns of the Czech Republic -- check it out!

  blog.TRIPATINI.COM
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  Peter WALTER November 3, 2009 at 6:26am

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  Jacy Meyer August 21, 2009 at 1:16pm

  Well, those who visited the city in the late 90s would probably be shocked at ticket prices nowadays. Even in the 5 years we've been here, we've seen prices rise. If you attend a concert attached to a "festival," like Dvorak's Prague, cheapest seats will probably be in the 500CZK range (current exchange is roughly 18CZK to $1 and 25CZK to 1EUR, the crown is really strong) However is you just go any old night, when a "normal" concert is happening, it's easier to get cheaper seats, especially if you don't care about your stage view too much. I'm not an opera fan, and we got cheap seats to the opera the second year we were here just to experience the fabulous State Opera House! It's really worth your time to experience at least one concert of any sort in Prague!
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  José Balido August 19, 2009 at 7:41pm

  Possibly the most spine-tingling musical experience of my life: Carmina Burana in the Rudolfinum in the spring of 93. The setting, the music, the voices... By all means, anyone who goes to beautiful Praha must immerse him/herself in music. The city is a symphony in stone.
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  David Paul Appell August 19, 2009 at 5:48pm

  Great to know, Jacy, díky mockrát! One little follow-up question, though: what are the ticket prices these days at venues like the Rudolfinum, Estates Theater, and National Theater? And d they still have a two-tiered system, one for Czechs and one for foreigners? I remember when I lived there it was so inexpensive I was able to go quite often to the symphony, opera, and ballet.
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  Jacy Meyer August 19, 2009 at 5:38pm

  Most of the concert halls and other performing arts venues close down for holidays in July and August. They are starting to open their doors again and it should be an exciting autumn! First up, beginning August 21 and running through September 4 is Dvorak's Prague, an international music festival dedicated to local boy Antonin Dvorak. All the concerts are played in the Rudolfinum, my favorite and the best concert hall in the city. (In my humble opinion!) http://www.dvorakovapraha.cz/
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  Jacy Meyer August 6, 2009 at 10:56am

  In honor of the 400th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Loew, Prague's Jewish Museum and Prague Castle are putting on a joint exhibition called Path of Life. Rabbi Loew is most known, outside of Jewish circles, for creating the Golem, a mythological clay creature he could bring to life when Prague's Jewish community was in trouble. The exhibit traces the life and legacy of this extraordinary man and runs through Nov. 8. The Jewish Museum in general is fascinating; and if you are really interested in the Golem, head over to the Robert Guttmann Gallery (part of the Jewish Museum) and see if you can bring him back to life! Draw a word, figure or symbol on the "golem's" head to revive him. www.jewishmuseum.cz
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  José Balido June 20, 2009 at 10:44pm

  Miluju Prahu, nejhezčí město ve světě! = I love Prague, the most beautiful city in the world!