Presidential Guards at Prague Castle (Pražský Hrad) in their summer ceremonial uniform. The unit crest/emblem on the sleeve includes a Double Tailed Lion for Bohemia, a chequered Red and Silver Eagle for Moravia, and a Black Eagle for Silesia.

The "Hradní Stráž" is a special Army unit tasked with guarding President of the Czech Republic and Prague Castle.


Prague; August 2003
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A Prague Castle Guard (Hradní Stráž) in light blue summer ceremonial uniform.

The "Hradní Stráž" is a special Army unit tasked with guarding President of the Czech Republic and Prague Castle.

Prague; August 2003
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Changing of Presidential Guards at Prague Castle. The 'Hradní Stráž' guards here are in their summer ceremonial uniform.

Prague; August 2003
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This statue of St George slaying the Dragon stands in the Third Courtyard of Prague castle, near St Vitus Cathedral.

Prague; August, 2003

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This is both a clock tower and a bell tower. Construction began in the 15th Century. The Gothic lines are joined by a Renaissance style gallery added in the late 16th Century, and topped by a Spire that dates from the 1770s.

The formal name of this Gothic cathedral within the Prague Castle complex. is 'The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert'.

Saint Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle; August 2003.

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