Prague is one of the only cities in Europe that is fully intact post World War II; this means that it was not bombed during the war and the majority of it’s buildings are incredibly old. With this in mind I knew coming to Prague, as well as because I was coming to Europe in general, that I had to take an art and/or architecture class. I am taking two classes with these two subjects as a main part of their focus. The first class is entitled Art and Architecture and the second (for which I receive credit towards my Psychology major) is Psychoanalysis and Art. Both of these classes have afforded me the ability to see an abundance of the fantastic architecture and art that Prague has to offer, and there’s so much still to go!!!
First, the visit to Old Towne Hall with my Art and Architecture class
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The front of Olde Towne Hall. Now I know I literally just said that Prague was one of the only fully intact cities because it wasn’t bombed. However, the slight destruction of this building (and only this building) was due to an unfortunate mistake on the part of Americans attempting to bomb Dresden.
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The famous astronomical clock of Prague. On every hour moving apostles come out of the lower part of the clock to the amusement of the hordes of people who gather around it.
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The Steve McCurray exhibit going on at Old Towne Hall. For those of you who don’t know who Steve McCurray is (like me before I went to this exhibit) he is a famous National Geographic’s photographer with some gorgeous photos.
![The 12th Century stone houses found underneath the current location of Old Towne Hall. Due to the flooding of the Vltava at certain times in history the sediment covered these homes and became the landscape we now know as Prague.](http://blogs.whitman.edu/annamelville/files/2015/10/IMG_2093-189nb6l-1024x768.jpg)
The 12th Century stone houses found underneath the current location of Old Towne Hall. Due to the flooding of the Vltava at certain times in history the sediment covered these homes and became the landscape we now know as Prague.
Then my visit to Narodni Galerie with Psychoanalysis and Art
![Narodni Galerie Praha. For those of you who do not (yet) know Czech the translation is Prague National Gallery, this is interior.](http://blogs.whitman.edu/annamelville/files/2015/10/IMG_2937-1pvxvu4-225x300.jpg)
Narodni Galerie Praha. For those of you who do not (yet) know Czech the translation is Prague National Gallery, this is interior.