České budějovice

ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE

ČB WAS FOUNDED

I

n 1265 by the Czech king Přemysl

Otakar II.

A

t the confluence of two rivers - the

Vltava and the Malše

NOW…

WE HAVE A LITTLE

PHOTOSTORY FOR YOU

(WITH SUBTITLES )

Welcome, welcome, welcome.

Welcome to ČB!

We will show you the best place here

The mysterious

Errant Stone…

THE LEGEND

A

nybody who accidentally crosses the stone

will get lost and never find his way home

T

here was a scaffold here originally

Let‘s try it!

What happened?

I don‘t know, but we must

show the best place in

ČB.Where is it?

Is it here?

No, it is just the

Dominican monastery…

OLDEST BUILDING IN TOWN

G

othic church of the monastery

-

the last third of the 13th cent.

N

ewly restored medieval murals

M

ain altar – the Virgin Mary of ČB

Look at this!A frog!

What? A frog???

Yes! It‘s is climbing up.

When it touches the roof, the

world will end…

Hmm, it‘s so close

…

This is the best place, right?No, it‘s the

White Tower.

Another legend… If you touch this

skull, you will have luck!

I hope it works! We have a Math

test today …

And what about this?

No, it‘s only Samson fountain.

HISTORICAL INFO

B

uilt in the years 1721-1726

O

ne of the landmarks of ČB

T

he largest of its kind in the Czech Republic

Yeah, right! This must be the best place in ČB! The Music

Center!

NIRVANA forever!!!

!!

It is YOUR best place in

ČB.

This is proba

bly not the best place

…

You are right, it isn‘t. It‘s the

Town Hall

BAROQUE TOWN HALL

C

onstructed in 1727 - 1730

B

etween the towers there are allegories

of Justice, Courage, Wisdom and

Caution

KNIHKUPECTVÍ!!!

A BOOKSHOP is the best

place!

I

BOOKS so much

…

Books,

boring …

Kačka‘s

favourite

place. I

could have

known that…

This must be the best place in

ČB

It is the Renaissance Black Tower.

The Baroque White Tower‘s older sister.

A FEW FACTS…

7

2 metre-high contruction completed 1577

I

t provides a beautiful view of the town and its

surroundings

I

t wasn‘t always black. In the past it had a coloured

facade

DéKáčko it is!!! Our favourite café …

Everybody in ČB has their own favourite place.

But everybody gets over here in the end