Nový židovský hřbitov v Praze

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Nový židovský hřbitov v Praze

New Jewish Cemetery in Prague

Event by: Fabián Tours

Location: Olšanské hřbitovy, Prague 3

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Guided tour of the new Jewish cemetery in Prague.

Guide Pavlína Marjanovičová has been devoted to Jewish monuments for over thirty years. He has long been a guide to the Jewish Museum and Terezín. In addition to Jewish monuments, English and French -speaking clients also accompany other popular destinations outside Prague, such as Český Krumlov, Karlovy Vary, Kutná Hora and others. It offers Czech -speaking people rather unusual hikes. A tour of the new Jewish cemetery includes acquaintance with its history and present. We will stop by important personalities and interesting tombstones in terms of artistic value. The tour starts at 14:00 at the entrance gate of the new Jewish cemetery (at the Želivský metro station) and will last 1, 5-2 h. In 1964 he was declared a cultural monument. In addition to the cemetery itself, which has been operating since the end of the 19th century, we will also look at two ceremonial halls, Neo -Renaissance from the end of the 19th century and functionalist from the 1930s. We will stop at important tombstones, whether they are the Waldes, Petschků, Bondy or Personalities connected with the literary world, such as Franz Kafka, Jiří Orten, Ota Pavel, Arnošt Lustig, Lenka Reinerová and others. We will also mention important tombstones from the artistic point of view in which important architects, such as Antonín Balšánek, Josef Fanta and Jan Kotěra, sculptor Jan Štursa and others. Heads (caps, scarf, etc.), dogs must not inside. Without payment, the reservation is canceled within 24 h, the last three days before the event up to 12 h. Valid on the weekend and holidays, please enter immediate payment.

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