Culture of Plzen. Places to visit - old town, temples, theaters, museums and palaces

Except of the legendary brewery Plzen can boast of the great number of unique historical and architectural objects. The start point of the majority of trip programs is the Náměstí Republiky (Republic Square), which became the permanent place of important public events’ realization. There is the Saint Bartholomew cathedral near the square, it is the most important religious sight of the city. Its height is 62 meters, and height of one of the cathedral’s towers is 102,6 meters. There is the observatory desk, where the city is observed clearly.

This the Middle Ages unique monument is one of the most important in the country’s dimensions; the cathedral’s tower has been the highest building in the Czech Republic for many years. In the Plzen’s historical district it is possible to find monuments of different styles and epochs. The veritable pattern of Renaissance style is the town council, it is located in 2 minutes of walking from the cathedral, and it was built in the middle of 16 century. The town council has remained perfectly until our days and almost nothing was changed in its look.

Episcopacy building can be called the most effective monument of Baroque style without any doubts, and great synagogue building was built in original moor-romance style. The great cultural city’s establishment is Brewing Museum, all the city’s guests visit it. Brewing trips are also popular for curious tourists and it will impress people who are even indifferent to beer. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

There is the Plzen Dungeon entrance on the museum’s territory – it is dimensioned system of passages, which pierces literally whole historical district of the city. The replica of age-old city’s water pipe and collections of archeological artifacts are kept into the dungeon’s halls. Fantoccini Museum is interesting too, its collection will be appreciated by children and adults.

There is an establishment not far away, which can be the best entertainment for lovers of pointed feelings – Ghost Museum. City’s Art Gallery is very popular among admirers of art, collection of great Czech artists’ works is kept there; also it is the place where original exhibitions usually go off. The gallery Jiří Trnka invites visitors to continue the acquaintance with work of arts; the main exhibits are invaluable canvases there too.