| PRAGUE Beautiful architecture and snowy sights of Prague. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6079 |
| Catalog #: | 88180 | |
| Clip Number: | 88180-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 664 | |
| Timecode: | 01:28:44 - 01:32:58 | |
| Location: | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | LANDMARKS: misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia, Bohemia) | |
| Description: | PRAGUE Beautiful architecture and snowy sights of Prague. Scenes of the city in winter showing cathedral, castle, Charles Bridge , various good views of the beautiful architecture; old Jewish Cemetery; ice skating, people swimming in river in winter. Prague, Czechoslovakia Several shots of Wenceslas Square in Prague; C/U of statue of King Wenceslas; general street scenes showing traffic, trams and pedestrians wearing coats crossing a road. People buy nuts (?) and oranges from a fruit stall in the street; a woman counts money on a small flower stall; people look in a shop window. St Vitus' Cathedral : tower and spire, pan down/rt; CU circular fretted window of Cathedral, tilt down to doors as large crowds of worshippers come out of church service there. Numerous shots of a very crowded Jewish cemetery with rows of small tombstones jutting out at all angles; a man walks past looking at the Hebrew inscriptions on the tombstones; there is patchy snow on the ground. Several views of the old town square; the ornate clock that is all that is left of the old town hall that the Nazis burnt down. We see a street in the Lesser Town, where the houses had names instead of numbers; several house signs on the walls. L/S looking over the river to the Charles Bridge, with Haradcany Castle and St Vitus' Cathedral in the background; view from the bridge looking towards the old town and Cathedral; C/U of a statue of a Bishop on the bridge. Several shots of beautiful architecture in the streets around the Castle; views of the Cathedral - good of flying buttresses; the 'Fairy Street' behind the cathedral, with small, candy-colored cottages covered with snow; C/Us of windows and doorways in this street. Various shots of a snow clearing machine in the street, funneling snow into a lorry. Lovely M/S of the river in a golden light; a boy stands on a small boat beside the snowy bank. C/U of icicles on plants on the riverbank. Several shots show men and women in trunks and swimsuits, getting into the river on Boxing Day - it looks freezing! A much larger crowd of sensible people in overcoats stand along the bank to watch the crazy swimmers. On a wooden jetty, they rub snow on their faces and chests to warm up. Various shots of people on a crowded outdoor ice-rink; children put on ice-skates beside the rink. | |
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