Prague News

The name of the most precious baby in The Indonesian Jungle will be revealed by the popular pair Zdeněk Svěrák and Jaroslav Uhlíř. They will also sing the baby orangutan a song.

Prague Transport Company (DPP), under the patronage of Josef Nosek, the Deputy Mayor for the Dept of Transport, has announced the second annual competition for the best design for a T3 Tram colour-scheme.

The already 13th edition of Žižkovská Smršť Music Festival will be held on Parukářka at the last weekend in May.

The most significant Czech comics creator Kája Saudek also entered the Czech filmmaking with his posters. You will surely remember film posters for Kdo chce zabít Jessii? (Who Wants to Kill Jessie, 1966) and Čtyři vraždy stačí, drahoušku (Four Murders are Enough, Darling, 1971).

Botanická zahrada tram stop in Prague 2 has been recently be made wheelchair accessible, also in the direction of the city centre. This adjustment took place as part of the renovation works on Vyšehradská and Na Slupi streets.

Street for Art Festival begins its sixth year on 22nd May in a new location at Černý Most. The festival continues until 29th May.

Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) and ROPID integrate communication with the public. Passengers will thus obtain information in a more attractive and unified way. In addition, thanks to this measure, the City will save approximately one million CZK a year.

The first Javan leopard is settling down in the House of Big Cats in Prague Zoo. The last hundred of these felines live in their natural habitat on the island of Java. This species is also very rare in zoological gardens. The only other Javan leopard in Europe lives in Berlin Zoo.

The charming Japanese garden, which is part of Prague Botanical Garden, is richer by another tree. It was planted by Dagmar Havlová, widow of the former President Václav Havel.