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PRAGUE 2006: Old Town odds and ends

Interesting photos I couldn't categorize. All are in Old Town. The last slide is a satellite image (courtesy Google) with numbers keyed to the photos.
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The City seal seen on this Hastalska St. manhole cover.
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The City seal seen on this Hastalska St. manhole cover.

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  • Klementinum courtyard. Climatological observations and library. Sculpture by my guide's art students. Location 1 on satellite photo.
  • Nova Radnice, west facade of new town hall from Husova St. Location 2 on satellite photo.
  • Male Namesti, U Radnice. The new town hall's east facade is on the far right. To the right, out of the picture, is the Town Square (next photo). Location 3 on satellite photo.
  • Vendor stalls and Tyn Church seen from west of Town Square. Location 4 on satellite photo.
  • Street name is U Stareho Hrbitova; probably means Hebrew, as Jewish Burial Society building is at the end of the street, seen here from Zatecka St. in Jewish Quarter. Location 5 on satellite photo.
  • Maiselova St. in the Jewish Quarter. Location 6 on satellite photo.
  • Parizska St. High end shopping, heading into the Jewish Quarter. Location 7 on satellite photo.
  • Chez Marcel on Hastalska St. View from my table.
  • The City seal seen on this Hastalska St. manhole cover.
  • Kozi Street, between my hotel and the Jewish Quarter. Location 10 on satellite photo.
  • A speed bump and pedestrain crossing on Dlouha St. I walked this way from my hotel every morning to a coffee shop on the left. Location 11 on satellite photo.
  • This is a quite old Renaissance building in the Ungelt courtyard. The "gelt" part of the name comes from the money-changing that was centered here. Location 12 on satellite photo.
  • The Rudolfinium is a large hall on the east river bank just north of the busy Manesuv Bridge. That's Dvorak with his back to us. Location 13 on satellite photo.
  • Well-armed police at east end of Manesuv Bridge, outside the Rudolfinium. Location 13 on satellite photo.
  • Czech composer Antonin Dvorak, 1841-1904, outside the Rudolfinium. Location 13 on satellite photo.
  • Havelska Street, cafe in background. Location 17 on satellite photo.
  • Havelska Street cafe. Location 17 on satellite photo.
  • Havleska Street market. St. Gall's Church in background. Location 17 on satellite photo.
  • Havleska St. and St. Gall's Church. Location 17 on satellite photo.
  • St. Gall's interior.
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