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Poštovní muzeum (Postal Museum)
Novémlýny2•Tues-Sun9am-noon&1-5pm•50Kč• 222312006, postovnimuzeum.cz •Tram#5,#8,
#24 or #26 to Dlouhá třída
North of Na poříčí, close to the riverbank of nábřeží Ludvika Svobody, is the Poštovní
muzeum , housed in the Vávrův dům, an old mill, near one of Prague's many water towers.
The first floor contains a series of jolly nineteenth-century wall paintings of Romantic Aus-
trianlandscapes,andacollectionofdrawingsonpostmanthemes.Therealphilatelyisonthe
ground floor - a vast international collection of stamps arranged in vertical pull-out draw-
ers. The Czechoslovak issues are historically and artistically interesting, as well as of appeal
to collectors. Stamps became a useful tool in the propaganda wars of the last century; even
such short-lived ventures as the Hungarian-backed Slovak Soviet Republic of 1918-19 and
the Slovak National Uprising of autumn 1944 managed to print off special issues. Under the
FirstRepublic,thecountry'sleadingartists,notablyAlfonsMuchaandMaxŠvabinský,were
commissioned to design stamps, some of which are exceptionally beautiful. Other exhibits
of interest include smart, brass-buttoned postal uniforms from different ages and a display of
period post boxes.
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Ministry of Transport
Nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody 12 • www.mdcr.cz • Tram #24 to Těšnov
The distinctive, glass-domed 1920s building that now houses the Ministry of Transport
holds a special place in the country's history. Under the Communists, it was the former
headquarters of the Party's Central Committee, where Dubček and his fellow reformers were
arrested in August 1968, before being spirited away to Moscow for “frank and fraternal” dis-
cussions.
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Jungmannovo náměstí
Metro Můstek
Heading west from Můstek , before hitting Národní třída, you pass through Jungmannovo
náměstí , named for Josef Jungmann (1772-1847), a prolific writer, translator and leading
light of the Czech national revival, whose pensive, seated statue was erected here in 1878.
This small, ill-proportioned square boasts an unrivalled panoply of Czech architectural curi-
osities, ranging from Emil Králíček and Matěj Blecha's unique Cubiststreetlamp (and seat)
from 1912, beyond the Jungmann statue in the eastern corner of the square, to the gleam-
ing, functionalist facade of the former ARAdepartmentstore , built in the late 1920s on the
corner of Perlova and ulice 28 října (October 28 St, commemorating the foundation of the
First Republic).
 
 
 
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