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bage Market. The cellars were built for two purposes: to store goods and to hide in
during wars.
MMUSSEUUM
MORAVIAN MUSEUM
50/25Kč; 9am-5pm Tue-Sat)
Exhibits here straddle the intellectual gulf between ex-
tinct life and the medieval village. In a courtyard to the right of the museum is the
1; adult/concession 50/25Kč; 9am-5pm Tue-Sat)
, with the largest freshwater aquarium
in the country and plenty of information on Moravian wildlife.
Náměstí Svobody & Around
Spacious
náměstí Svobody
is the city's bustling central hub. It dates from the early
13th century, when it was called Dolní trh (lower market). The
plague column
here
dates from 1680, and the
House of the Lords of Lipá
(Dům Pánů z Lipé) at No 17
is a Renaissance palace (1589-96) with a 19th-century sgraffito facade and an arcaded
courtyard. On the eastern side of the square at No 10 is the
House of the Four
Mamlases
(Dům U čtyř mamlasů). The facade here is supported by a quartet of
well-muscled but clearly moronic 'Atlas' figures, each struggling to hold up the build-
ing and their loincloths at the same time.
CHURCH OF ST JAMES
8am-6pm)
This austere 15th-century church contains a baroque pulpit with reliefs of
Christ dating from 1525. But the biggest drawcard is a small stone figure known as
the 'Nehaňba' (The Shameless): above the 1st-floor window on the south side of the
clock tower at church's west end is the figure of a man baring his buttocks towards
the cathedral. Local legend claims this was a disgruntled mason's parting shot to his
rivals working on Petrov Hill.
CHUR
CHURCCH
During our visit in 2012, the church was undergoing reconstruction to open up the
cellars for visitors. Check with the tourist office for details.
