Description

  • The National Museum of what is now the Czech Republic was founded in 1818 by Count Kašpar Maria Sternberg (1761-1838), an early scholar in the field of paleontology. The museum’s collections include millions of objects in the fields of natural history, history, art, and music. The main building, pictured here, was completed in 1891. It is located at the upper end of Wenceslas Square, one of the main squares in the city of Prague. The square is named for Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia.

Date Created

  • Around 1890 CE - 1900 CE

Publication Information

  • Detroit Publishing Company

Language

Place

Time

Topic

Additional Subjects

Type of Item

Physical Description

  • 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color

Collection

Institution

External Resource