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By 11am the Swedes were making headway, but the cathedral's tower-keeper
had the inspired idea to ring noon early. The bells struck 12, the Swedes with-
drew, and the city was saved.
MMUSSEUUM
MORAVIAN GALLERY
Wed & Fri-Sun, to 7pm Thu)
This gallery's extensive art holdings are displayed at three
different branches: hours and admission prices are uniform for each. Adjoining the
Church of St Thomas, the
Museum of Art from the Gothic to the 19th Cen-
ský Palace)
presents six centuries of European art. The
Applied Arts Museum
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(Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum; 532 169 130; Husova 14)
focuses on arts and crafts from the Middle Ages to art nouveau. The third branch, the
532 169 111; Husova 18, Pražákův Palace)
, focuses on Czech modernist and 20th-century
art.
GALLER
ALLERY
HOUSE OF ARTS
sion 80/40Kč; 10am-6pm Wed-Sun)
Holds rotating contemporary art exhibitions. It is
open only during shows.
BRNO'S QUIRKY OLD TOWN HALL
No visit to Brno would be complete without a peek inside the city's medieval Old
oddities start right at the entrance on Radnická. Take a look at the Gothic portal
made by Anton Pilgram in 1510 and notice the crooked middle turret. According
to legend, this was intentional: Pilgram was not paid the agreed amount by the
council so, in revenge, he left the turret slightly bent.
Take a stroll inside to see the corpse of the legendary Brno 'dragon' that sup-
posedly once terrorised the city's waterways. The animal, in fact, is an Amazon
