HealthUpdate🇨🇿Czech Republic4d agoOne of Prague’s most celebrated Renaissance landmarks is getting a full restoration. The Prague Castle Administration has launched a major reconstruction of the Royal Summer Palace — widely known as the Belvedere — a project expected to run for roughly two years at a cost of approximately 100 million CZK. The building, which sits in the Royal Garden at Prague Castle, is regarded as the finest example of Italian Renaissance architecture north of the Alps.3.1/10·Prague Morning·Prague, PraguePrimary Source ↗Details →
PoliticalUpdate🇵🇱Poland🇮🇹Italy13d agoKing Władysław IV of Poland established an opera theater at the Royal Castle in Warsaw during the 17th century, making it the first opera house in Europe outside Italy. Historians note his contributions to arts patronage were comparable to those of later Polish monarch Stanisław August Poniatowski in the 18th century.1.5/10·Rzeczpospolita·Warsaw, MazoviaPrimary Source ↗Details →