Wax Museum Celetná, Praha, Czech republic
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New wax museum in very heart of the Old Town of Prague.
Waymark Code: WMEG53
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/25/2012
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První MUSEUM VOSKOVÝCH FIGURÍN v PRAZE, bylo slavnostne otevreno za úcastiv breznu roku 1997. Po rozhodnutí, že museum vytvorí ryze ceský tým složený ze špickových socharu, architektu a vizážistu, se po dlouholeté usilovné práci podarilo toto museum vytvorit. Spolecnost, která muzeum vlastní, provozuje další dve muzea - na Karlštejne a v Ceském Krumlove. Muzeum v Celetné ulici v Praze je nejmladší.
The first Wax Museum in Prague was opened at Rapid Palace in March 1997, in the presence of many representatives from politics and culture. The establishment of such a museum, using solely Czech artists - sculptors, make – up artists, architects and designers - had been the long held dream of Zdenek Kocik, the museum’s owner.
Due to the huge number of visitors from home and abroad, a second museum was opened in 1999 near Karlstejn Castle (one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Czech Republic) and a third museum in 2001, at Ceský Krumlov.
Address: Celetná 6, 110 00 Praha 1
Hours: From: 10:00 AM To: 9:00 PM
Price (In local currency): 150
Website: [Web Link]
Notable wax figures: Charlie Chaplin, Harry Potter, Franz Kafka
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