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Mihulka - The Powder Tower Guide - Yahoo! Travel Guide UK
By the side of St Vitus Cathedral, this round artillery bastion was part of the castle fortifications and served as a workshop for gunsmiths and an alchemist in the 16th century. There is a permanent exhibition of medieval arts and crafts, astrology and alchemy. For lovers of the Medieval Age, it is...
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Mihulka Powder Tower | Prague.net
In 1967-80 the tower was reconstructed as a museum and in 1982 was open to the public. The exposition showed the history of bell foundry and alchemy practices during the reign of Rudolf II. Until 1989 all the...
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Mihulka in Prague
. They were reportedly trying to produce an elixir of life and make gold out of lead or mercury. In a document from 1609, there is written in connection with Mihulka, that “a new wooden corridor was built to the laboratory of His Imperial Majesty”. It is very difficult to find out details about the ...
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Pražský hrad - Powder Tower- Mihulka
The Powder Tower was the largest of the cannon towers, but its defence qualities were never put to the test. In the 16th century it was inhabited by the bell-founder and metal-founder Tomas Jaros (the creator or the Singing Fountain in the Royal Garden). At the time of the Emperor Rudolph II an alch...
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Mihulka Powder Tower (Prasna viz) photo - Susan photos at pbase.com
This tower was built at the end of the 15th century originally as a part of the castle's defences, later it was a workshop of a cannon and bell-maker. Today, it is a museum of alchemy, bell- and cannon- forging and Renaissanc...
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