J. M. Lau
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The photographs do reveal the large changes that Prague has undergone since the early 1900s; however, it's especially interesting to see how manifestations of the past are retained in what is now a contemporary city with modern buildings. The photos are rendered in full page format, with paragraphs of explanatory text beneath. One small point: I do wish that dates of the older (gray-scale) scenes were indicated, but suspect that such information was not available to the compilers of this work.
I read this book before visiting Prague, and after my return, enjoyed revisiting the sites it illustrates. I was especially pleased to see mention of sties of relevance to the life of Franz Kafka, a recent preoccupation of my own. I certainly recommend this work to readers and travelers interested in Prague and its history.… (lisätietoja)