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This cover from Czech Republic depicts 2 stamps with paintings of the Hradčany, the Castle District in the centre of Prague. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the violence and destruction of 20th-century Europe. Main attractions include Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square with the Prague astronomical clock, the Jewish Quarter, Petřín hill and Vyšehrad. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

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This UNESCO cover depicts a miniature sheet issued in 2020 celebrating the Historic Old Centre of Prague. Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 13th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated on the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.7 million. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic centre of central Europe complete with a rich history. Founded during the Romanesque and flourishing by the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras, Prague was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the main residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably of Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg Monarchy and its Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the violence and destruction of 20th-century Europe. Main attractions include Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square with the Prague astronomical clock, the Jewish Quarter, Petřín hill and Vyšehrad. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

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A nice UNESCO cover from Czech Republic, depicting a miniature sheet issued in 2014 celebrating the Cathedral of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. Prague, situated on the banks of the Vltava river, has been an important European city since the Middle Ages. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the violence and destruction of 20th-century Europe. Main attractions include Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square with the Prague astronomical clock, the Jewish Quarter, St. Vitus Cathedral and Vyšehrad. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

BRAZIL

A cover from Brazil depicting 3 stamps, including a stamp celebrating Prague, the capital of Czech Republic. The historic centre of Prague was built between the 11th and 18th centuries but the most magnificente monuments, such as Hradcani Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge nad numerous churches and palaces were built mostly in the 14th century, under the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

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A nice cover from Czech Republic, depicting a single but very beautiful stamp celebrating the Castle of Prague. Prague Castle (Prazsky Hrad in czech) is a castle complex in the historical centre of Prague, built in the 9th. century. The Castle was a seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors and presidents of former Czechoslovakia. It's also the official office of the President of the Czech Republic.
The Castle is located at the Historical Centre of Prague, included at UNESCO's sites.

CZECH REPUBLIC

A nice cover from Czech Republic, depicting a single but very beautiful stamp celebrating the Castle of Prague. Prague Castle (Prazsky Hrad in czech) is a castle complex in the historical centre of Prague, built in the 9th. century. The Castle was a seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors and presidents of former Czechoslovakia. It's also the official office of the President of the Czech Republic.
The Castle is located at the Historical Centre of Prague, included at UNESCO's sites.

CZECH REPUBLIC

A nice UNESCO cover from Czech Republic, depicting a stamp issued in 2006 celebrating with a view of the Historic Centre of Prague with his Old Castle. Prague, situated on the banks of the Vltava river, has been an important European city since the Middle Ages. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the violence and destruction of 20th-century Europe. Main attractions include Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square with the Prague astronomical clock, the Jewish Quarter, St. Vitus Cathedral and Vyšehrad. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

POLAND

A nice cover from Poland, depicting 2 nice stamps on topic "Capital cities of the European Union". The two capitals are Athens (Greece) and Prague (Czech Republic).
Both cities are at UNESCO as World Heritage places.
The Acropolis in Athens and its monuments are universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex bequeathed by Greek Antiquity to the world. In the second half of the fifht century b.C., Athens took a leading position amongst the other city-states of the ancient world. The most important monuments were built during that time.



The historic centre of Prague was built between the 11th and 18th centuries but the most magnificente monuments, such as Hradcani Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge nad numerous churches and palaces were built mostly in the 14th century, under the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV.

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An interesting cover from Czech Republic (year 2016), showing 2 historical places registered in the list of monuments protected as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO: The 16 kcs stamp shows Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape, a big complex of 109,30 km2 in the Lednice and Valtice areas of the South Moravian Region; the 27 kcs stamp shows the historical centre of Prague, capital and main city in the Czech Republic.