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To visit the capital of the Czech Republic and not get in touch with its legends means to lose a lot. Of course, we could not allow such a development of events, so we invite all guests of the city to take a simply amazing journey through time with us! You will not have time to blink an eye, like a tour " Mystical Prague”, organized by MegaTour, will take you directly ... to the Middle Ages. After all, it was at that distant time that the famous Golem, the Headless Knight, as well as alchemists and magicians wandered along the narrow ancient streets. Not to mention Princess Libusha, the One-Armed Thief, the spirit of Melnik's daughter, and many, many others. Just imagine: you are following in the footsteps of the most famous mystical characters, whose names are firmly connected with the legends and secrets of the glorious city, the first mention of which dates back to the distant 9th century. Captivating, isn't it? But that's not all: traveling through historical places, you will not only get acquainted with the sights, but also hear the legends of Prague, which our most creative guide will tell you during the tour.

Special mention should be made of him. He is a personality of the highest order. His appearance it may even confuse you at first. And indeed: in what other city, if not in Prague, does he conduct excursions - just imagine! - the most real and at the same time mystical skeleton guide, which looks the same. But as soon as you get to know him better, we assure you, you will feel such sympathy for him that you simply do not want to leave.

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Who else, if not him, can talk so bewitchingly, for example, about mermen and witches? At some point, he can get so carried away that he will call on his friends - charming ghosts - as assistants. And in such a wonderful company, under the light of night lanterns, you will learn about how medieval Prague lived - from the mysterious to the ridiculous. By the way, it has been noticed that mystical creatures like to walk near the famous metropolitan pubs, and groups of tourists often meet them there. A good result is the continuation of the party - trust us!

Yes, magical Prague cannot but attract. Everyone is convinced of this, having at least once come into contact with its marvelous legends, mystical stories and exciting tales. Coming again to this glorious old city, tourists invariably want to hear something new about its past, so rich in secrets and wonders. Therefore, we, the MegaTour company, will always find something to surprise you during our exclusive costume tours.

Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic, always mysterious and beautiful, regardless of the time of year. Coming here, one gets the feeling that she still continues to live her own life. medieval life, allowing inquisitive travelers to take a glimpse into its great, and sometimes mystical, past. So what is she beautiful Prague?

In this ancient city, there is always a feeling of some kind of duality and innuendo: Prague seems simple, and at the same time mysterious and captivating with its gold facades and spiers, red tiled roofs, many fairy tales and legends born in a tangle of its intricate, narrow streets . Most best time, for the knowledge of Prague myths and legends - winter, when the city is enveloped in an openwork snow shawl, at this time it is especially romantic. The city is very good, which are simply delighted with medieval streets, with old houses, as if descended from a picture from a favorite book. Men in Prague are attracted to the famous pubs that produce delicious and light beer for original recipes preserved since the Middle Ages. And none of the family members will be left indifferent by the architectural beauties of the city and the mysteries of history associated with it.

So, what is Prague like? Why is her name stubbornly associated with mysticism? The name of the city "Prague", translated from Czech language means "threshold". You ask: what is so mystical? She, in fact, is a kind of threshold, the line between the usual life and the secrets hidden behind its ancient facades. Prague was built taking into account astrological laws, a few centuries ago, the city would have been recognized as a world alchemical and esoteric center. The second-hand bookshops in the city even sell guidebooks to mystical Prague.

Start on this fabulous city, we recommend visiting the Charles Bridge - one of the main symbols of the city, a construction and ... culinary masterpiece. "Culinary" - because when mixing the solution that holds the stones together, milk and eggs were added to it for strength. But since there was not enough food in Prague itself, King Charles the Fourth ordered to send a wagon of eggs from every Czech village. Everyone did just that, only the inhabitants of the village of Velvara, worried that the eggs would go bad on the way, also took care to boil them ... There is another interesting legend about the Charles Bridge. They say that once the Dalai Lama visited Prague and said that the location of the bridge falls exactly on the "center of the Universe", there is no negative energy here. So you will be on the Charles Bridge, be sure to listen to your feelings, is it so? By the way, you will be on the Charles Bridge, be sure to feed the seagulls - "for good luck."

Karlova Street leads from this bridge to the city center, covered with even more legends, and it’s not even worth talking about the number of attractions on it - there are a great many of them. We will tell only one legend about Charles Street, so as not to take away bread from hardworking guides. In Prague, there is a myth about a crazy barber, whose bringing with a razor in his hands, often in inclement weather or on a full moon, is seen by both locals and guests of the city. This unfortunate barber lived during the reign of the Czech king Rudolf II. One night, great knowledge descended on him, and he decided to take up alchemy. He spent all his hard-earned wealth on the search for the philosopher's stone, when he spent his savings, he mortgaged his house, but went bankrupt without discovering anything, as a result he went crazy. And so he died. But his soul cannot calm down in any way, since, as they say, he received great knowledge in exchange for it. And so it toils, until now, meeting passers-by in the dark and threatening with a dangerous razor, demanding money from them to continue their mystical experiments. True, by latest stories eyewitnesses, no longer asks for money, but simply offers to shave.

There is also Charles Square in Prague, but it is located quite far from the bridge and the street. This area has long been considered the mystical esoteric center of Europe. They say that the famous doctor Faust, a magician and a warlock who sold his soul to the devil, lived in the house at number forty on the square above, and it was from this house, the devil took him with him, that they flew right through the roof, and the hole gaped in the roof even more. long years. No matter how they tried to patch it, nothing came of it: the hole appeared again and again. Only in our days, the roof was repaired, and it was decided to open the Museum of Alchemy in the house - the most interesting in the world.

The next mystical place in Prague is Vysehrad. This is a cathedral-fortress, located on the rocky banks of the Vltava River, where the very first princes and kings of the Czech Republic lived. The famous Princess Libuse also lived here, who predicted world fame for Prague. In Vysehrad, you can admire stunning sights - the Rotunda of St. Martin, the famous Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul. But tourists are attracted here by Vyshegrad legends. After all, without hearing myths and mysterious stories, you won’t understand “what is this Prague like?” It is said that in this fortress King Matthias imprisoned the world-famous Count Dracula for twelve years for his atrocities. And in the garden of this fortress there are stones that the devil himself brought, although the legend does not explain for what purpose he did this.

Vysehrad has its own ghost - a French major who commanded the troops that captured the city in 1741. Here he died heroically, and since then, his restless spirit began to roam these places. For a long time, he was a real punishment for the caretakers and sentries of the fortress, as he appeared not only at night, tickling sentries and attacking patrols, but also during the day, while frightening tourists. Everything went on until the end of the nineteenth century, until the spirit of the violent major was pacified. One tourist, in the rank of lieutenant, seeing the silhouette of a man in uniform, and not even realizing that it was a ghost, greeted him according to the military charter, saluting him, as it should be. Then the major's ghost smiled and patted the tourist's shoulders and disappeared. Since then, if the major's spirit appeared in Visegrad, he was always in a good mood, nodded to passers-by, greeting them, and when the military saluted him, he was very happy. In general, he behaves as a respectable ghost should.

Further, the mystical guide to Prague leads us to the Jewish quarter of Josefov - this is an old, very cozy area, where there are squat houses and beautiful synagogues. The legend of the Golem, the first man created by the hands of a magician, is connected with this place. It is said that Rabbi Levi lived in this quarter, who free time loved to do magic. And so, one night, sitting on the shore, he molded a man from river clay, calling him Golem. Every day, Levi put a magical “sign of life” into the hole on the forehead of the Golem, and he went to protect the Jews. In the evening, the magician took out this plate. But one day, he forgot to do it, and the Golem got out of control, began to destroy everything. After that, he disappeared somewhere. But to this day, the servants of the Old Synagogue - the oldest in Central Europe - are afraid to go down into the cellars of the building, as they fear that the Golem is still hiding there. Interestingly, apartments in this area of ​​Prague are the most expensive in the country, which leads to the idea that the locals are not as shy as the clergy.

Mysticism is also connected with the Golden Lane, heaped it like that because gold chasers and the Prague poor used to live here. The houses on the street stand like gingerbread houses: multi-level, small, painted in bright colors. Now no one lives in them, they are rented out to dealers in souvenirs, old books and lace scarves. Nearby stands the Belvedere - the wonderful palace of Queen Anne - also a place shrouded in secrets and legends. This residence of the Habsburgs was the center of Czech alchemy, and the alchemists themselves settled just in the gingerbread houses of the Golden Lane. By the way, there is a legend that there is a “House at the last lantern” on it, under which a huge treasure is buried. But only a person with magical powers can see this house. So, you can go and check, what if the treasure has been waiting for you all this time?

So, do you understand how mysterious Prague is? It is clear that the monuments of culture and architecture of the Middle Ages have always become a source of various legends and traditions, which were not always based on reliable facts, but, nevertheless, did Prague become less beautiful and delightful because of this? Be sure to visit this wonderful and mysterious city to feel its elusive charm for yourself.

Prague is one of the most beautiful and visited cities in Europe. Numerous medieval buildings with peaked roofs and golden domes, preserved in their original appearance, keep many secrets, legends and predictions. Most of them are reflected in the "Czech Chronicles", written in the XII century, and some are passed from mouth to mouth.

The legend of Krok, Libush, Přemysl and Prague

Of course, the main legend of Prague is about how this city appeared. The first Slavic settlements founded here date back to the 5th century. The Slavs developed the lands and built cities. The ruler of these territories was the Czech. This is where the history of the Czech people begins.

The legend of Krok

In the 8th century, Prince Krok began to rule the Czech lands. Tradition says that in his youth he was a herdsman and lived near the future Vysehrad. Krok drove the horses to the pasture and, while they were grazing, rested in the heat under an old branchy oak. One day, woodcutters came and wanted to cut down an ancient tree. Krok was sorry to part with his friend, who protected him from the sun's rays, and he begged the woodcutters not to touch the oak. The shepherd did not know that a beautiful fairy lived in the branches of this tree. When the lumberjacks left, the fairy came out of her hiding place and began to thank the shepherd for his deed.

The beautiful maiden suggested that Krok choose what he would need more in life: fame, wealth or love. The clever shepherd thought and asked for wisdom. Krok decided that wisdom is a priority, and everything else will come by itself. Wisdom was granted, the shepherd left the village and settled alone under the same old oak tree, where he built himself a hut. The fairy endowed Croc with the ability to clairvoyance and predictions, and people who needed help were drawn to him. Gradually, the whole Czech land learned about the wisdom of the hermit. When the Czech died, the rulers came to ask Krok to take the reins of the Czech Republic into their wise hands. So a simple shepherd became a leader and received a princely title.

Princess Libuše - Founder of Prague

Choosing a further place for his dwelling, Krok preferred a high rock on the right bank of the Vltava, where he founded the impregnable fortress of Vyshegrad. Tales of the peoples of the world are full of legends, where the father-king has three sons, and the youngest of them is the most intelligent, intelligent and quick-witted.

So Croc had three heirs, but only female. All the daughters possessed some skillful skills. The eldest went to her father and knew how to see through, predict fate, heal people. The middle one had a strong connection with wildlife: forests, rivers, mountains. The youngest, Libuse, possessed all the qualities put together. She was the smartest, wisest, far-sighted, saw the future, knew how to influence people.

It was Libuse who replaced her father after his death and found herself a husband, an ordinary plowman, whom she made the king and ruler of the state. The plowman's name was Premysl. From here went the main royal family of the Czech Republic - the Přemyslids.

And it happened like this. One of the subjects recklessly expressed the idea that it is unworthy for a woman to govern the state and her destiny is to engage in homework. Libuse prayed to the gods all night after that to find her betrothed. At dawn, the princess handed the messengers the princely paraphernalia of her father and ordered them to go north.

In those parts, a plowman named Přemysl worked, and he was prophesied by Libushe as a husband of higher powers. Přemysl possessed the same gift of prophecy as Libuse. When the messengers came for him to take him with honors to Vyshegrad, he said with a sigh that he had not had time to finish his work on arable land, and now crop failures would often occur in the Czech Republic.

The first mention of Prague, the main city of the Czech Republic, is associated with Libuše. Once, on a beautiful summer evening, the princess, together with her husband, surveyed the surroundings of Vyshegrad, standing on the walls of the fortress. And suddenly Libuse said that she had a vision: somewhere in the forest, a man was building a threshold for his future home. The princess offered her husband to lay a city in this place, make it the center of the Czech land and call it Prague, so that everyone worships it, as they bow to the threshold of their own house (“prag” in Czech means “threshold”).

Přemysl and his subjects went to the indicated place and actually found a builder in the forest who was building a house. Near this place, the first stone of the future city was laid.

The princess turned out to be perspicacious. For many centuries, not only its inhabitants, but also millions of people visiting these beautiful places bow their heads before the majestic golden-domed Prague.

History and legends of Charles Bridge

Charles Bridge, the most famous in Prague, connects the right and left city banks. In ancient times, the population was transported from the Lesser Country to the Old City by boat. The bridge across the Vltava in this place was built when the need arose for the unhindered passage of royal motorcades from Prague Castle through the Powder Tower to the exit from the city.

Today Charles Bridge is the most iconic and most popular tourist spot in Prague. People come here to confess their love and make wishes. Walks on the Charles Bridge are among the must-dos within the sightseeing tours in Prague. At the end of the 20th century, the Dalai Lama himself crossed the bridge. A well-known Buddhist said that this building is located in the center of the universe, there is a wonderful aura here that will always attract people here.

There are many legends about the Charles Bridge, the sculptures and towers that crown the structure from the banks:

• When the building was being built, the rulers wanted to give it incredible strength and monumentality - the imperial chariots were supposed to pass over the bridge. Someone suggested to the architect that it would be nice to add to the mortar eggshell. They say that chicken eggs for building mixtures were collected throughout the Czech Republic. Some farmers did not understand why they were obliged to hand over eggs. They helpfully sent them already cooked, so as not to spoil on the road. When the bridge was opened, it was not a cat, as is customary in the Christian world, but ... a black rooster, which was supposed to disperse the diabolical forces with its presence, that was the first to be let through the stone remake.


• In the 17th century, sculptures of people began to be installed on the bridge. Total for this moment there are thirty sculptures. Most of the current statues are exact copies of those that were created in ancient times. The originals are now kept in National Museum Prague, however, this does not prevent visitors to the bridge from believing in the miracles that some figures bestow. One of the most notable is the statue of the holy martyr John of Nepomuk. Each of the tourists visiting the Charles Bridge considers it their duty to touch it and make a wish. In those places that were touched by the hands of travelers, the bronze is polished to a golden sheen. And the history of his canonization is as follows. The Czech queen confessed to Jan Nepomuk. When the king suspected her of infidelity, he demanded that he be told what his wife had said in her confessions. Nepomuksky refused and kept the secret of confession, for which he was thrown from a bridge into the waters of the Vltava. When the dead priest was pulled out of the water by the fishermen, stars shone around his head. Nepomuk was canonized, and in the place of the Charles Bridge, from where he was thrown into the river, there is a memorial cross. Put your hand on the cross and make a wish - it will surely come true.

• On the Charles Bridge is the figure of the young man Roland - a fighter for justice. Daredevil Roland killed the dragon and freed the king's daughter. The princess fell in love with the young hero and decided to connect her fate with him. However, the knight refused, as his bride was waiting for him in Prague. The enraged king ordered Roland to be sent to prison, from which the young man got out with the help of his magic sword.

Legend has it that this sword is immured somewhere at the base of the bridge. When the city is in danger, it will come out of confinement and lead the inhabitants into battle.

Myths about the Golem and Doctor Faust

One of the symbols of Prague is the figure of the clay giant Golem. Golem is an artificially created character who helped the Prague Jewish community in difficult times. Golem's main task was to prevent life situations that could negatively affect the existence of the community. It is believed that the Golem was created by the Prague rabbi Bezazel. The clay idol appears every 33 years and, having fulfilled its mission, crumbles to dust.

At Charles Square is old house pale pink. Despite the cheerful and festive colors, its history is connected with the famous doctor Faust in the world of mysticism. It is said that from this house, today painted in a frivolous pink hue, the devil sent the famous warlock to hell. The hole punched in the roof by the flying Faust existed for a long time - none of the workers could close this hole, no matter how hard they tried.

After the death of the doctor, ghosts began to appear here and mysterious things happen:

• At one time, a strange priest lived in the building, who collected human bones, slept in a real coffin and painted the walls of the house with mourning quotes. Inside, he built a gallows, and when the time came to die, he asked in his will to put himself face down in the coffin.


• A poor student who settled in this house suddenly became rich overnight. Sudden wealth turned the young head, and the student went into all serious trouble. The wild life led to the fact that he soon disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The servant of the house claims that the student flew into the hole punched by the warlock.


• At the beginning of the last century, a hospital was located in the house. When they began to make external repairs during the move, the scaffolding suddenly collapsed. Workers received injuries of varying severity. Rumor immediately connected the case with the mystical past of this house.


• During the erroneous bombing of Prague during World War II, a bomb hit Faust's house, which miraculously did not explode, but got stuck between floors. The bomb was defused, the fire was extinguished, and the story was recorded in unusual. The inhabitants of Prague believed that the spirit of the doctor helped his home to "stay afloat."

If you want to look at Prague from the other side and visit a non-trivial tour, then I advise you to go on a tour called "Mystical Prague".

This tour is relevant here as in no other city, because the history of Prague is shrouded in many secrets, legends, and mystical stories. If you want to listen to stories about the Inquisition, the Jesuits, find out where the alchemists' museum is located, then you definitely need to come here.

The tour starts at 19:00, when dusk falls on Prague, in the very heart of the city - on. A guide in a skeleton costume will tell you the legends of the city, which still terrify its inhabitants. The route of the tour passes through the labyrinths of ancient streets, where you probably won’t get to yourself.

The skeleton will tell you where in Prague you can meet a monk without a head or a merman. During the tour, you will enjoy the fabulous illumination that envelops the deserted streets of mysterious Prague.

Through the legends you will better understand the history of the city as you will not be loaded historical facts and dates. You will learn the legend of the giant clay Golem, the legend of Dalibor, the silver fish, the legend of the origin of Prague, the legend of Faust, the legend of the St. Reading these legends is not so interesting, it will be much more exciting to walk with immersion in the atmosphere of the city in the places to which these stories and legends belong.

Children especially like to visit this excursion, because on no other excursion you will hear so many stories about sorcerers, spirits, magicians, ghosts, ghosts, and evil spirits…

Please note that your guide must be dressed in a skeleton costume. The cost of the tour is 10-50 Euro per person. The duration of the tour is 2 hours.

If you are interested in the tour, you can buy it on the site. This tour is also available in an individual version on the website.

Prague is the most mystical city in Europe. Medieval legends about powerful magicians, alchemists and monsters have not lost their appeal over time. And even on the contrary, they are overgrown with an aura of even greater mystery, which excites the imagination, spurs the desire to see unusual places in the Czech capital.

Wizard Zhito: an evil sorcerer or a clever magician

The era of King Wenceslas IV is reflected in many Czech legends, the heroes of which are characters with outstanding abilities. A wizard named Gito is a mysterious figure. In the book of the writer Alois Jiraska "Old Czech Legends" there are many stories about his deeds, which cannot be given an unambiguous assessment. Evil sorcerer, a helpful spy of the king or a clever magician-hypnotist - you can’t tell right away.

Zhito could turn 30 grain sheaves into grimy piglets and sell them profitably to a greedy baker. I told the buyer “You can’t bathe”, but he did not listen, and as a result, the animals again turned into bundles of straw. The baker found the sorcerer, began to sort things out, grabbed his leg and ... tore it off. And in order to avoid trial, he gave the victim a lot of money, Zhito took it, and immediately the leg was attached to his body.

King Wenceslas actively used the services of a wizard. In Prague there is a house "At the blue pike", where, according to legend, both were in the tavern. It was important for the ruler to know about the mood of his people, and Zhito helped him in this.

Zhito is not a fictional character. It is known that a juggler with that name lived at the courts of the Czech King Wenceslas IV and the German Elector Sigmund of Luxembourg. The owners appreciated him so much that they granted him the fortress of Primdu. For what? For tricks, because Zhito could make fun of any person at court: he turned his hands into hooves, changed human legs to horse ones, and increased deer antlers on his head for objectionable foreigners.

The medieval sorcerer worked his miracles on the eve of the Hussite unrest, which grew as a result of dissatisfaction with royal reforms. And in the struggle for power, as you know, all means are good.

The legends about Zhyto turned out to be very tenacious in the Czech Republic, but they are especially believed in Prague.

The fate of the giant Golem

Clay giant Golem - the most famous character Jewish mythology in the early 17th century. According to legend, he was blinded at night and revived with the help of the magic of Yehuda Liva ben Bezalel (Rabbi Loew).

The golem became a legendary protector of the Jewish people. He was a servant of a righteous rabbi: he exposed atrocities, prevented undesirable events in a timely manner, and carried out various difficult assignments for the Jewish community. special meaning. Having completed the task, the clay idol turned into dust. But with the help of secret knowledge, he was reborn to a new life every 33 years. Problems arose when he began to commit acts, exceeding his authority. The unpredictable behavior of the monster began to create serious problems, and its creator Rabbi Loew once simply "turned off" the Golem.

Is the monster gone forever? Nobody knows for sure about this. Journalist Egon Erwin Kish was looking for his traces for a long time, but the search was unsuccessful.

AT modern Prague there are excursions to mystical places, and in different corners the historical part of the capital are traces of the legendary creature. Stories about the Golem sound quite plausible, because in the city of magicians, sorcerers and chemists since the Middle Ages, everything has happened.

The creator of the monster is buried in the Old Jewish cemetery, and it is quite possible that the ashes of his clay brainchild are also nearby. According to one version, the remains of the monster can be found in the attic of the Old New Synagogue. According to another, the Golem was buried in the Zizkov area, on a gallows hill.

On Mariana Square, near the new town hall, there is a statue of Yehuda ben Bezalel, and the familiar outlines of the Golem can be seen much more often.

A figurine of a clay giant is found in souvenir markets, on signboards and even on paving stones. They make good money on this image, in particular, the Prague restaurant U Golem is very popular.

The image of a mysterious monster is widely used by writers, poets and filmmakers. In particular, the Golem is displayed in the works of Thomas Mann, Meyrink, Stanislav Lem, Borges, Umberto Eco. This mystical character, which has become a kind of symbol of medieval Prague, is found in films directed by Quentin Tarantino, Julien Duvivier and others.

House of Faust - home of scientists and charlatans

On Charles Square in Prague is famous House Faust is the abode of alchemists, physicists, charlatans and spies who lived here in different periods. In their honor, the building received such a loud name, although the warlock doctor, sung by Goethe, had never been here.

AT late XVI in. The beginning of the history of the house was laid by the alchemist Edward Kelly, who lived in the era of Emperor Rudolf II. He equipped a laboratory here to extract gold from tin. The alchemist was a duelist, and a year later he was arrested for violating the imperial decree on duels, hidden in a fortress, where he died tragically.

Count Ferdinand Mladota became the new owner of the building. With the help of devices that operated on the principles of electricity, optics and magnetism, he and his sons created outlandish mechanisms and thus gained a reputation as an accomplice of the devil. The experiments of the count often ended in fires, his scientific research led the medieval public to awe and created the basis for new legends. In memory of this owner, the House of Faust began to be called the Mladotovsky Palace.

The following tenants also made chemical and physical experiments, and some had eccentric, from the point of view of the people of that time, oddities. A certain tenant frightened passers-by with eerie sounds that the mechanical figures made by him made. Karl Enig collected attributes of death, went to sleep in a coffin, hung funeral texts on the walls. The sons of Jan Krucinek, who was engaged in astrology, killed each other, having found a treasure in the building ...

According to legend, Faust's House is connected to the town hall by an underground passage.

The mysterious hole in the roof of the building excites the imagination, through which, according to legend, the devil carried away the inhabitants of the house who had a deal with the devil. Subsequently, the building housed a shelter for the deaf and mute and a city public hospital. But the mysticism continued: the hole was walled up, and in the morning the masonry fell off. Once the hole was securely cemented, but there was a war and a bomb fell on the roof of the house, which did not explode, but only punched a hole in the same place.

Today, the restored baroque building is run by the Ministry of Health and cannot be entered. But the House of Faust can be admired from the side of the street, conjecturing its mystical history.

Bank of the Czechoslovak Legion

The history of the creation of the Bank of Legionnaires in Prague is shrouded in secrets. It is known that a financial institution suddenly appeared on the financial market for everyone in the early 20s of the last century. The magnificent rondocubist building was designed by the architect Josef Gočár and built between 1921-1923. However, it remains a mystery how the newly-minted bank so quickly found itself among institutions with decent capital.

Among the most common versions is the story that at the beginning of 1914 gold was in the hands of Czech legionnaires. Russian Empire Thanks to which the bank appeared. The legionnaires were publicly accused of this in 1925 in the Czech Parliament by a deputy from the German National Party. Members of the Russian guard were also accused of stealing royal gold.

The gold reserve (1143 boxes and 1678 bags) was transported in an ambulance, in a car with mentally ill people. The investigation of the theft was not completed, the surviving documents say that the Czechoslovak legionnaires handed over the entire contents of the cars to the Russian side, “the seals were checked”, and it was concluded that everything was “in order”.

The mystery of the mysterious disappearance of Russian gold is still unsolved. You will involuntarily recall this when you see the original building of the Bank of Legionnaires. Unique style Czech Cubism delights some people and repels others.

The facade of the Legion Bank is painted in national colors - red and white. The two lower floors with columns and high reliefs are dedicated to the theme of Czech legionnaires.

There are no flat windows in the building; elements in the form of different-sized cylinders, circles and segments are used in the design. A huge operating room with a glass ceiling resembles a peacock's tail.

When this building appeared, adherents of traditional styles in architecture called the building "the chaos of time." However, over time, the style of Czech Cubism was recognized as unique and unparalleled in the world.

And history sudden appearance The legion of the bank remains one of the most mysterious.