Prague, At The Heart Of Europe - Documentary
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- čas přidán 18. 06. 2016
- Prague is a magic city. At the geographic centre of Europe, this capital of a now new country boasts an incredible wealth of culture. Nestling amidst the meanders of the Vlatva river, the old city is a stone’s throw from the ultra-modern district of Karlin. The Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque, Art Nouveau and the communist regime have in turn left their mark on the city’s physiognomy. Mozart, Kafka, Mucha and many others have also left traces of their talent. Alternating cultural heritage with more contemporary themes, Pierre Brouwers shows us that Prague is anything but a museum city.
Wenceslas Square . The Castle . Changing the Guard . St Guy’s Cathedral . The Vltava and Charles Bridge . The Old Town . Puppets . Shadow Theatre . The Jewish Quarter, Cemetery, Synagogues . Astronomy Clock . Powder Case Tower . The Battle of White Mountain . Urban Vineyards . Artists Market . The John Lennon Wall . Karlin Market . Architecture . Kafka Museum . Mucha Museum . Gold Backstreet . Petrín Hill, "Eiffel Tower” and Funicular Railway . The Feast of Saint Wenceslas . Prague by Night, Original Bars . Traditional Brasserie . Zizkov Tower and Giant Babies . Organ Concert . Metro and Tramways . Opera House . Concert and Traditional Dancing . Bohemia and Prague from the sky . Etc. -
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I am from Slovakia but born in 1969 in Czechoslovakia so Prague was also my capital until 1993. In 1988-89 I served in the Czechoslovak army and lived in Prague for 4 months.
It's long time ago, but I remember the classic Prague pubs and lot of beer we drank.🤪
it is still the same, lot of beer being drank
My great grandfather was from Czech Republic and his great grandfather was a mayor in the city of Prostějov. Thank you for this documentary 🙏🏻
Cool, I lived in Vyskov which is very close to Prostejov haha
Wow
My father was born in Prostejov.
i'm from NYC. i'm totally jealous of all of Europe's public transportation. The trains are on another level!
You haven’t seen Asia’s
@@Osc1llateW1ldly Could be, probably because it's a silly thing to do. If you dont run scheduled maintenance off peak, you're bound to end up with a whole lot more unscheduled one during the day.
It is not just trains,but also trams. They remove so much cars out of streets, each vehicle (new one) carries about 200 people, you can have one pass every 2 minutes if neccessary. And while not suitable for highrise area in terms of capacity, they are still possible to combine with subway. But they work wonders in collecting people from less concentrated areas. Since they use dedicated tramways, they do not get stuck in traffic like buses.
What is so exciting ?
I travel in Europe but I would like to go to visit New York
@@katarzynamariamuszynska2811 The ability to walk on streets safely. The ability to get from point A to point B without a car. The buildings designed for people, not corporate sweatshops. A living city where people meet, not busy 6 lane roads full of cars. And do not get me wrong, NY has atleast some public transport, unlike many other cities in USA.
Just got back from my first visit to Prague. I have to say it's a wonderfully vibrant city with so much to see and do, and the people were more than happy to practice their English with you. I'm really looking forward to going back.
As the protector of moravia and bohemia , I can tell you Prague is and will always be a precious jewel. Wish I could have been there when Rudolf the second was there , occultist were everywhere.
Absolutely the best beer !!! ............. Once upon a time, a horse drank Czech beer and pissed off American 'beer'.
:D lol
The Czech, Moravia and Prague are a part of my life since early 80ties. I love them.
How so?
I need to visit Prague, beautiful city with all its historical, natural and cultural heritages, thanks for the video.
Maryam Rouf I thank you so much for complimenting my place, you don't know how much I apprisiate it
My mom's family immigrated from Czechoslovakia around 1900 through Ellis Island to the USA and fought against the Nazis in the Resistance. My grandfather knew Czechoslovakian President Edward Benes and my relatives in Czechoslovakia hid Allied pilots in their house in Hradiste.
Love Praha.
I proudly can say I have lived there....went last summer again.
Just loved the video. As I shall be visiting Prague, it is very helpful
This was a great documentary for my overview of Prague before visiting!
Wow, I have always wanted to travel and see all my favorite historical places. But I dont think I've ever had a place call to me like this before.
Visited Praha once for 4 days, but far too short! Managed to sneak into the cemetery at night where the great Dvorak is buried. A fantasy city that should only exist in fairytales! Beautiful, beautiful and beautiful!
Great Love to this Masterpiece Country ❤🎉
Love Czechs and Slovaks equally !
Love Prague and Bratislava equally !
Thanks for posting
So beautiful. ...full of history. ...obrigada.
Charles Bridge wasn't the first bridge. It replaced Judith's Bridge from the 12th century after it was destroyed by floods.
wrong it was the first bridge it survived wars and other floods u need u educate ur self
The magnificent views and history museums are a must.The marinate theatre in Prague a great theatre see a show .A history show of the city’s beginning a nice introduction "The clock a great majestic viewing.The change of religious history good to ponder cathedral a must to see enjoy a service.Jewish cemeteries were of interest to view with the Jews history particularly in the nazi era.Cathedral a must.Enjoyed my visit it to the castle. Great place.
@@dereksmall4311 As you sed, Karl's bridge was first which survived, but it was build as replacement for Judith's bridge which was destroyed by floods in 14th century, which was actually third bridge build from stone north of Alps.
Yes. Plus on the Mala Strana side of Charles Bridge, one can see two towers. The lower of the two is Judith Tower, which was one of the gates of the destroyed bridge.
I was in Praga November 2018 It's beautiful !
:my. Visit to Prague was a magnificent place to view and stay the Charles bridge great introduction to this magnificent place.
so impressive
I think it's an enjoyable and well done travel documentary about a truly versatile, and rich European city. The photography is breathtaking and exquisite, however the narration is somewhat simplistic and not beyond criticism. Still, if we look at the genre, and who it does aim at, than it is still one of the better one.
This is a very accurate and warranted comment.
not beyond criticism? Well then criticize it!!!!
A great turn-on video making one wanna visit Prague. On the way to a local Prague pub, 🍺👍
I'm Irish and I live in Prague.
@anne I don't think my Russian wife would agree to that.
Bro how do you live over there? I've been on many occasions and have thought about moving, would love to, but I would be taking a serious pay cut there. How you working it?
@@corymcdonnell6109 Prague is a great place to live. Money is an issue of course but you cut your cloth to fit your cap, as they say. The biggest issue (apart from COVID as the CZR has had very high infection rates) is finding an affordable place to live. Rents take a big percentage of salary. We own our own home so this, for us, is not an issue. But, if you wish to live alone - not sharing with others - then 2 incomes are advisable. Beyond that, most things are affordable if you do not plan on living like an internet 'influencer'.
Beautiful people ❤️❤️
Love to visited again. Been there before recently since October
Next on the list
Nice different perspective
Bravo.Cehia
I dont understand the music at the begining....that music sounds like it is from Balkan. Czech Republic is not Balkan. Our culture is western culture - 800 years as a part of Holy Roman Empire.
Praga este un oras superb , l-am vizitat acum trei ani si m-a impresionat arhitectura lui veche si de asemenea tineretul frumos ce arata ca în revistele de moda .
Vzhledem k tomu, že jsme čas od času stáli v čele těch zmrdů a český král byl od Zlaté buly Karla IV. víceméně nejmocnějším členem spolku...
Západní slovani rozhodně jsou součástí západní kultury, nevidím důvod, proč bychom se k ní neměli hlásit.
First of all...what's wrong if it's Balkan music? Balkan also has a great history before communist shit...If you didn't know...there was Serbian empire in 13th century much more powerfull than your occupator Romans.
Second...Czech republic is also a slavic country just like Croatia,Macedonia,Serbia,Slovenia etc. And your culture is not western culture,it is Slavic culture. I live in Czechia and love the country...but please dont be arrogant fucktard.
@@fractalr2715 sorry but czech republic or bohemia is historicaly truly part of western culture. Slavic language doesnt mean anything
Prague is an astounding city, but two things that were misrepresented here: First trdelnik, doesn't have much to do with Prague. It showed up in the 90s tourist boom as a novelty item, there it has remained. Because it looks cool, people buy it then usually throw them away because they don't really like the sugary doughy substance. Second, please don't encourage the insane LOVE LOCK idiocy. Entire bridges have been destroyed by the weight of these artificial symbols. And the fact that people will spend hard earned euros on overpriced prefabricated locks with hearts on them should tell you everything you need to know. The Honest Guides have done numerous videos on the real effects of this obscene custom, including a whole episode on cutting them off to restore and save bridges.
DO NOT INDULGE THIS COMMERCIAL TREND!!
Be a good visitor, not an ugly tourist.
What is the initial background music?...Quite cheerful..Please mention its name if you know
Been to Prague twice and wish I could live there
why dont you?
It is fun there....
Cheers in Staropramen!
Absolutely beautiful city, spoilt I´m sorry to say by overt commercialism and overwhelmed by tourists for most of the year. I guess it`s a classic case of being a victim of it`s own success.
Quite! A definition of perfection is needed - or necessary. If no-one went there it would then be ‘neglected’.
Oh how I wish had to go there. 😌
I love the Marionettes and the children dancing wonderful City and very eclectic
My favourite city
ive been in a narower street .... 1 person had to walk sideways and no we dont have a fng traffic light for it . its a street thats gotten tighter and tighter by the old stone buildings moving out of place
in 1975 we traveled by train thru the DDR and then Communist Czechoslovakia. we arrived on a sunday so nothing was seen. Our hotel was the Flora...We found a taxi and when we got to the hotel I left the family in the taxi...I checked in and the hotel advanced us money...we did our travels but in both countries we were unable to send postcards in both countries. We did find our favorite Czech food - pork and dumplings and the round cakes with different flavors.
I always thought it was weird that you always see jazz bands in Prague. Like, what's the jazz connection there?
My country is amazing :)
yay :)
Amazing video - a full length movie about one of greatest cities in the world. Amazing quality video, poor choice of musical background (at times sounding like Balkan music which has NOTHING to do with Prague). Prague has become, especially in the center, very touristy & commercial (price of freedom) but there are many wonderful places to visit & experience in Prague, as evidenced by this video.
I regularly watch online videos and read websites for Prague news. Since my last visit in 2016, the number of restaurants selling non-Czech food has risen tremendously - Vietnamese, Indian, vegetarian, Brazilian buffet, even more US fast food outlets etc. Even saw a "bubble tea" drinks outlet on Google map, something you find almost exclusively in the Far East. I used to be able to easily find on Google map, restaurants selling Czech food but it's not so easy now (and most of the places I went to have disappeared, except Lokal).
I presume this is mostly to cater to the tourists?
That's not a full length movie
Such an amazing city, in many ways one of the most beautiful on earth. Shame it has prostituted itself to overt commercialism, hopefully this will pass in time.
It is unlikely that tourism industry will pass anytime soon, though after the pandemic, perhaps city leaders will rethink the reliance on tourists. I was in Prague between Christmas 2020 and March of this year, and I got to see the city in a way that I doubt will ever happen again. ZERO tourists! Imagine being on Charles Bridge with less than a dozen other people on it. I was able to take a photo of the east tower without a single person in my frame. But with the pubs and restaurants closed and without the street vendors and performers etc, the city lacked the vibrancy that I have come to love. Maybe the city can find the happy medium between being over run with tourists and the kind of place where locals want to go on the weekends.
it will sooner or later
It seems like it has become worse with rampant internationalisation, at least in terms of the food available. Now, if you search on Google maps Prague centre, you'll mostly find eateries selling Vietnamese, Indian, vegetarian food and other non-Czech food... even a "bubble tea" outlet. There are even more US fast food outlets, Popeyes and a few other US fast food chains are planning to launch outlets in Prague (and elsewhere in Czech Rep). Is this mostly catering to the locals' palette or the tourists?
my father visited Prague frequently during the 'communist era'. and it was just as wonderful as it is now. even more so because now the best bits have been completely ruined by the throngs of tourists. in 2018 Prague received almost 10 times as many tourists as it has inhabitants! that is insane! compare that with London - only twice as many.
Honestly, I dont like that tourism is not regulated anyhow, people dont know how to behave there and they will destroy the beauty of the city.
To me, the city centre has indeed been marred by endless shops selling: "absinthe", Thai massages, "weed" related products, overpriced minimarts, and souvenir stores selling nothing that is Czech related, and of course ubiquitous trdlo outlets. They also have the most gaudy, and hideous-looking signs. ADDITIONALLY, in the past 3 to 4 years, there has been a proliferation of eateries selling anything but Czech food ...Indian, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Middle Eastern, US fast-food chains, Brazilian, bubble tea etc. These seem to be crowding out eateries selling Czech food (the dozen plus restaurants I ate at in the mid-2010s, except Lokal, have all gone).
When visiting Prague and the Czech Republic, don't you dare not go to Budapest !!! Budapest is a must !!!
great city
Czechs, Jews, Germans. For 1000 yers, you trouh in a kettle and mix. At the you serve Prague, the mother of cities.
I wonder when this was made? '4 million tourists per year' is now more like 10 million!
Edit: 2013, according to the credits - that seems like a low estimate for tourists only 8 years ago.
Is there something wrong with the refresh / frame rate or is it just me?
I have been there
Aaaaah yeeeees, the CHEEEEEESEEEE capital ofcourse...❤️❤️❤️🌹😍
Prague ist sehr schon!
Kingdom Come Deliverance brought me here
KC:D was droped on ditrict around city of Kutná Hora fanklub.gaudiumpraha.org/Kutna_Hora/Snimek131.jpg
Bloodborne
so many pictures of cemtrails
lol
Yep. Some were contrails though.
definitely a tourist perspective
One of the early homes of the Illumist movement & helped contribute to the absolute philisophical mess we are in now.
is it just me or is this documentary filmed in like 15fps ?
This is more of a commercialized documentary than a tourism documentary. So little info given about Prague Castle. I have been there and it is a beautiful city. The food was outstanding. No need for wasting video time with some guy driving an 80 year old car....why???? That time could have been used viewing the ancient inners of the castle.
Nancy Clark
I get it man, you like castles.
commercialised..
Někdo z Česka? :D
Fasik já
Fasik já přeciž
no one asked for your gay hippie language
Ovšem
@@mr.minecraft4323 Says the gay minecraft kid, be glad you speak the easiest language and stop insulting languages
What’s the music in the background in the start of the video??!
Trdelník is not Czech or Bohemian
@@michaldohnal7028 A kolikrát si ho v životě měl, nebo vůbec viděl, než to začali v praze prodávat číňanům?
Doesn't Czech include Moravia?
@@cztrca Czech Republic includes Bohemia, Morava and Silesia. So yes.
I'll have a traditional trdelnik, then I'll drive - definitely not fake - old car around all day, visit some communism shop and end the day with a historical thai massage. All while playing gipsy music. I will feel like I really dug into the Czech historical spirit of things.
❤🎉
Someday...
Music is not Czech! Rest is so, so!
❤️🙏🎄😘☕️
I’m from the other side of the planet. Can someone explain to me the difference between Czech, Bohemia and Moravia. And please forgive my ignorance. Cheers.
Bohemia is old latin's name the Czech countries. Czech countries (Czech republik) are today: Czech, Morava and Slezko... These are regions of our state.
Tomáš Král Thanks. And are all of those Czech countries mentioned the same or different ethnicity/peoples/culture/religion/mythology/background to the surrounding Germanic, Slavic and Hungarian peoples?
Tomáš Král how does Slovakia fit it to it? Are they the Slezcos?
@@JohnSmith-rk6jy Czechs And Moravians are almost the same people... There is only very small diferent in language and habits. Moravians are another Czechs. With Slezcos is it difficult... Czech Slezcos are almost the same like Czech, but exist also Polisch Slezcos in Poland (They are almost the same like Polisch). This territory was the subject of many fights in history. Slovakian are other nation. Most of history were under the domination of Hingarians. They had first state with us (Czechoslavakia) and later bacame independent. Most of Czechs (like me) consider them as their younger brothers.
Tomáš Král OJ cool. So are Czechs part of the larger Slavic family? Or are they a different ethnicity?
I am so happy to see christians giving preference to their religion as muslims are seen praising their religion even though it was stupid to believe in their muhamad after knowing the true color of him.
This music sounds like Gipsy's. For sure does not match this documentary.
I agree it's not what you hear in Prague traditionally but it fits with the theme of the vide, showing the influence of many cultures at the heart of Europe. I eventually accepted the accompanying music.
Does someone know the name of the song?
Terrible music throughout.
Sounds Jewish more likely
44:08 hey i thought this was about czechia not saudi arabia
underated comment lmao!
Not a fan of the western nihilistic style the country and the city prague have taken. The new architecture looks like shit, the old gothic style is pristine. Gothic architecture is the best.
booby b A city isn't some collector's piece you tarp and preserve for all times. Cities evolve with the tides of time while (some more than others) keeping tradition alive as well. Prague looks like it does this well. A very expressive city.
I mean - yeah.. but it is kind of hard to build a "new" gothic buildings :D
4 in every 5 are tourists wow
🥰👍❤👍🥰
This is a bit exhausting to watch - the scenes are changing every 2nd second.
Would be more pleasing to the eye is one was actually able to enjoy the scenes.
I don't like music in this documet. In the Cathedral of svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha - there is used japanese music.
I agree, definitely not CZECH music, it's insulting.
nobooty wants ur opinion enormous gay u have
it's Chinese music actually. But yeah, I was so confused too, so irrelevant
I m grom Czech...your whole documentary sounds weird.U EVER been to CZ?
Yes this doco is shit.
Why are the last 20min just a black screen? 😂
Thanks for letting us know. We are looking into it 👍😉
Yes, very afrodisiak indeed.
by
film is great but the music is not cech...!!!
Lead into gold ! It can't be done ! Because you don't eats your spinach 😝 ! Spinach is full of magnesium !
wtf is that music????
0:38 are you kidding me?
A document about Prague, using all sorts of music to acompany it that has nothin to do with Czech culture... hm.
Prague has to be, one of the most German-esque cities in Central Europe, even though it's population, for centuries linguistically, ethnically and nationally has leaned towards being more Slavic. At one point from late 17th century to maybe mid 20th century, ethnic Germans made up either a majority or a strong minority of Prague cultural, political, and social elite. It wasn't just the fact that for centuries the city and surrounding regions were ruled by Austrian Germans Hapsburgs, many of the city's great architects, engineers, artists, poets, intellectuals, philosophers were German or had German ancestry. Mozart, Beethoven, Kafka IIRC, Einstein visited Prague more than a few times and reportedly loved it, same thing for Nietzsche. Many academics, historians, even knowlegable people I've talked to walking through Prague say it still retains a very classical Germanic feel to it, comparable to Vienna, Cologne, or Frankfurt. Some others I've heard explain it as more guttural, " saying the city, atmosphere, history, it's aura "feels very German". It's a sense that's difficult to articulate accurately but it is a assessment I've heard repeated many times, certainly more apparent then other Central/Eastern European cities like Budapest, Sofia, Bucharest, or Trieste. Trieste, I've been told, is a beautiful port city, probably one of the biggest cities in southern Europe, but it's got a weird vibe to it, a strange, wraparound mixtures of Greek, Italian, Serbian, Albanian, Croatian, and some German influences all floating around like segregated bee hives in their own select neighborhoods and communities. I know that Trieste was a major Adriatic sea port that Italian redundists and nationalists craved after for nearly 60 years after modern Italian unification in 1871, it was a major geopolitical point of contention that nearly led to war several times between Austro-Hungary and Italy in the late 19th century and why Italy was never a reliable junior partner in Triple Alliance with Germany and Austro-Hungary, that and the fact Austrian Hapsburgs still controlled sizable areas on northern Italy. Notably the Tyrol region until the outbreak of World War I.
Imo contemporary architecture should be forbidden in Prague
Prague is definately NOT a museum city. The classical collections are minuscule and the exhibition style boring . There is a plethora of horrid installation and contemporary "art" thats abyssmally ugly especially when seen on a backdrop of this gorgeous elegant archtectural gem of a city.
Havel is a counterrevolutionary
what about science
Stanley Jean Very good, we have good relationships with the EU science academies, we have scientists who work on fusion at Livermore. this is the land of Tycho Brahe, Kepler. Czech people are very versed in science and are some of the best engineers in the world.
We cured cancer.
His pronunciation of Czech names is horrible.
Only Art & Entertainment. Young & not so young. Prague Where are your Older citizens? Your infirmed? your disable???
They are in Prague, but probably not trying to find their way through crowds of tourists.
Prague is like the Portland Or of Europe. Berlin like San Fran. Vienna kind of like Seattle or maybe Denver.
Bulshit you must live in siberia whith the gulags
Why is there some Balkan music playing? That has nothing to do with Czech culture!!!
Starting with yiddish (Czech/Prague unrelated) music and and continuing with random sound tracks and shots of random folk costumes not at all specific to Czech or even central Europe.
Cherry picked factoid with officially looking footage from museums end exhibitions. Clearly anything 'ethnic' goes.
Propaganda producers could take notes. Sadly, there is no propaganda here as this has no rhythm or rhyme.
A mish-mash worthy youtube, indeed. Good for you profiting from random things and other cultures. Informative? No. Just confusing and arbitrary.
Good video, but my god. Stop calling it a town.. Its a city.
Prague remains attractive because German and Austrian Nazis did not bomb or harm it during WW2. Hitler thought he could Germanize the Czechs since they are Germanic Slavs in many ways. Plus, Czechs always immediately surrender whenever there's a threat of war. They never fight back but collaborate with the enemy. Yes, Prague remains an attractive city.
Why do they keep showing the jet spraying chemtrails all over ?
Jonny Nins subliminal mind control tactics
I thought exactly the same thing.
Charles Bridge wasn't the first bridge.
St. Wenceslas wasn't the first king (since he wasn't a king), nor the first duke (since he wasn't the first).
Loss of independence after White Mountain? What?
This docu is so full of shit.