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💓Čičmany Village Slovakia💓 The village Čičmany is well known for its originally painted wooden houses. The ornaments painted on the houses are listed in UNESCO Intangible Heritage List. Despite of great fire in 1921, the majority of houses were fortunately restored to its original appearance. The ornaments were painted using white lime, which had the function of conservation and protection of the wood. t This vintage photo from 1920s. What to visit in Slovakia: Cicmany (Čičmany) VIDEO Čičmany (1929). from Czechoslovak film  (VIDEO) Čičmany is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is known as the first folk architecture reserve in the world. Well, you can find all that with google, but what you can't find is, what does the symbols on buildings means! The official statement is that since our ancestors were analfabets... you can't read anywhere about them anything. Therefore we have only some theories, like it might be protec

Winter in Prague From the Past ( Vintage Pictures) Winter on the Old Town Square (1929) Charles Bridge and the  Frozen   Vltava  River (1937) Charles bridge and Ice skating and Playing ice hockey outdoors on the frozen Vltava river  (1937) By Derrick T

Enjoy the Holidays with the Prague Christmas Markets 2023 & 2024 The Prague Christmas markets are a must-see attraction during the holiday season. The markets are held in various locations throughout the city, including the Old Town Square, Tylovo náměstí, Peace Square (Náměstí Míru), Republic Square (Náměstí Republiky), and many more. The Prague Christmas Market takes place from 2nd December 2024 to 6th January 2025. VIDEO -  Prague Christmas Markets 2023 (Old Town Square) Walking tour of Prague, Czech Republic. VIDEO - Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Kutna Hora | November & December 2023 By Derrick T  

PRAGUE’S 600-YEAR-OLD ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK The Prague astronomical clock or Prague Orloj is a medieval astronomical clock attached to the Old Town Hall in Prague, the capital of the Czechia. Old Town Hall with Astronomical Clock , circa 1860. via Library of Congress Two images from the 1700s. Vintage 19th century drawing of Prague Old Town Hall tower Astronomical clock from year 1410 - Picture from Meyers Lexikon book (written in German language) published in 1908 Leipzig - Germany. Click->  600 years-old & still ticking . The world’s oldest astronomical clock is in Prague. The Astronomical Clock and Tyn Church in the Old Town Square, Prague, Czechia. The Old Town Hall Tower with a height of nearly 70 meters was built in 1338 and is one of the most striking buildings in Prague. The Astronomical Clock and its many statues in Old Town Square. Death skeleton and Turk figure on Prague Astronomical Clock (Orloj Clock). Close up of skeleton that rings bell at every hour. The mediaeval t