Syllabus
20. 02. 2024 – Introduction at Catholic Theological Faculty 27. 02. 2024 – Prague Castle: exterior of St. Vitus Cathedral and St. George's Basilica 05. 03. 2024 – view of Prague from the lookout point in front of Strahov cloister, Petřín Tower, Hunger Wall 12. 03. 2024 – Mánes exhibition hall, Dancing House, Monument of Alois Jirásek 19. 03. 2024 – The New Town Hall, Charles Square, Church of the Virgin Mary in Slovany 26. 03. 2024 – Cubist villas under the Vyšehrad 09. 04. 2024 – The National Monument – Vítkov 12. 04. 2024 – Friday excursion 16. 04. 2024 – Belvedere, Royal gardens
For Erasmus+ students I prepared some short videos about Prague's cultural heritage. If you are interested, you can check them out through the links below:
Please, turn up the volume, it might be necessary :)
Welcome to Prague (3 videos) 1. https://1url.cz/PuWpL2. https://1url.cz/juWpt3. https://1url.cz/puWpz
Belvedere 1. https://1url.cz/zuWp1
Lobkowicz Palace (3 videos) 1. https://1url.cz/TuWpK2. https://1url.cz/fuWpr3. https://1url.cz/DuWpu
Lesser Town 1. https://1url.cz/buWpe
St. Nicholas Church, Lesser Town Square 1. https://1url.cz/2uWpR
Charles Bridge (2 videos) 1. https://1url.cz/KuWpN2. https://1url.cz/7uWp2
Statue of John of Nepomuk, Charles Bridge (2 videos) 1. https://1url.cz/auWpW2. https://1url.cz/puWpw
Powder Gate, Old Town of Prague (2 videos) 1. https://1url.cz/9uWpl2. https://1url.cz/huWpF
Municipal House, Old Town of Prague (3 videos) 1. https://1url.cz/uuWpB2. https://1url.cz/DuWpp3. https://1url.cz/4uWpG
House of the Black Madonna, Old Town of Prague (2 videos) 1. https://1url.cz/3uWpq2. https://1url.cz/auWpE
Annotation
The “Cultural Heritage in Prague” seminar focuses on significant places and monuments. Together we will observe the famous Quarters and discover the beauty of architecture from the Romanesque and Gothic periods, Renaissance and Baroque styles, and Historicism, Secession, and Cubism and Modernism.
Throughout specific tasks, students will learn how to describe and classify architectonical elements into specific periods and will learn how to understand the principles of decorative systems. Students will work in small teams and prepare answers to specific questions concerning the broader historical context of cultural heritage and monument care.
Through worksheets and accompanying materials, they will learn to describe and classify monuments based on formal elements. Classes will take place outside, in the city, in the gardens, in front of the facades, or inside the churches and other cultural monuments.
The seminar is intended for students of the Erasmus+ from all disciplines and different fields of study programs from CU, as well as for art history students from the daily study program of KTF. If you are interested in cultural heritage and would like to know more about urbanism and architectural ensembles of outstanding quality in Prague, you are sincerely welcome to attend this seminar.