<p><br> Nineteenth-century opulence marks Prague’s National Theater, a source of civic pride when it was built in the late 1800s and a showcase for Czech artists, including the renowned composers Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana.</p>

National Theater


Nineteenth-century opulence marks Prague’s National Theater, a source of civic pride when it was built in the late 1800s and a showcase for Czech artists, including the renowned composers Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana.

Photograph by Heimo Aga

Prague Performing Arts

See Prague photos in this gallery from National Geographic’s Ultimate City Guide for Prague.

Published January 29, 2010

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