Answer: Pilsen Cathedral of St. Bartholomew with the highest church tower of the Czech Republic (102.6 m) in the Gothic style demonstrates sculptures of masters of the XIV century. The Pilsen Town Hall of the XVI century in the Renaissance style is decorated with sgraffito facades and coats of arms of craft shops. You must visit the Great Synagogue, the third largest synagogue in the world with Moorish-Romanesque elements.
Answer: The 1532 water tower combines late Gothic masonry with Renaissance pediments, a rare example of an engineering structure from the era of Rudolf II. Underground catacombs of the XIII-XIX centuries with a length of 24 km demonstrate medieval methods of storing beer. The Franciscan monastery with the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary has preserved the original vaults in the style of South Bohemian Gothic.
Answer: The Škoda Technical Museum displays a collection of historic cars, including the first Laurin & Klement Voiturette of 1905. The Dino Park on the roof of Plaza Mall offers 30 animated life-size models of dinosaurs. The Pilsner Urquell Brewery Museum in the medieval malthouse hosts interactive exhibitions about the 700-year-old brewing tradition.
Answer: Republic Square with flower clocks and Renaissance facades of the houses "At the Red Heart" and "At the White Unicorn" creates a perfect backdrop. Bridge over the river Radbuza with a panoramic view of the West Czech Museum in the building of the former barracks of the XIX century. The courtyard of the West Czech Gallery with modern installations contrasts with the Gothic architecture of the Church of St. Anne.
Answer: The bloody column at the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew - according to legend, put the devil, who lost a bet to a monk about the completion of construction. In the basements of the town hall, the ghost of burgomaster Martin Kopetsky, executed in 1637 for treason, allegedly lives. Legend has it that the synagogue houses a fragment of the Western Wall brought by a rabbi from Jerusalem in 1893.
Answer: The “Red Cross” water column of 1686 with baroque relief is the only remaining of the city’s 28 watershed points. The Rotunda of St. Peter of the XI century is the oldest stone structure in Western Bohemia with unique Romanesque frescoes. Lochovsky Park with a Japanese garden and a collection of coniferous trees, founded in 1876 by architect Friedrich Oman.
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