I've been stomping around Europe for a while, but nothing comes close to
PRAGUE
The Prague Castle (top of photo) is where the Czech kings, Holy Roman
Emperors and presidents
of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had their offices. The crown
jewels of the Bohemian
Kingdom are kept here. Prague Castle is one of the biggest castles in the
world (according to
Guinness Book of Records the biggest ancient castle ) at about 570 meters
in length and an average
of about 130 meters wide.The history of the castle stretches back to the 9th
century (870).
During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II,
Prague Castle became the headquarters
of Reinhard Heydrich, the "Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia".
It is said that he placed the
Bohemian crown on his head, believing himself to be a great king; old legends
say that a usurper who
places the crown on his head is doomed to die within a year. Less than a year
after assuming power,
Heydrich was assassinated.
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