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The beautiful cupola in one of the most important baroque buildings in the Czech Republic.
St. Mary Magdalene Church, Carlsbad. Czech Republic.
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Terezin Fortress, Terezin, Czechia
This balcony is attached to a building in the Terezin Fortress aka the Small Fortress. During World War II, the fortress served as a prison for the Prague Gestapo from 10 June 1940 until May 1945. Unlike the Terezín Ghetto, where the Jews were imprisoned, the Small Fortress served as a prison for the political opponents of the Nazi German regime, Czech resistance members, some British POWs, and other people from the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, France, Italy etc. Throughout the operation of the Gestapo prison, around 32,000 people (including 5,000 women) were incarcerated here.
The Small Fortress had the character of a transitional prison, from which the prisoners were gradually sent to concentration camps. Around 2,600 prisoners were killed in the fortress through hunger, torture and poor hygiene. Thousands died after being transported from Terezín to concentration camps and elsewhere.
The purpose of the balcony room above is unclear, but it contained several plants and a microscope. However, it is hard to imagine that it was used to improve the lives of the inmates.
EU07-421 waits to depart Bohumín with EC115 10:15 Praha hl.n. to Przemysl Gl. whilst EP09-043 stands behind with EC130 08:12 Budapest Nyugati to Terespol
E469 2001 (122001), E479 1002 (131002), E499 085 (140085) & 182168 are seen lined up round the turntable at Olomouc depot during a photoshoot as part of the "Legends of the Corridor" event
T699.0001 (770001) waits to depart Benešov u Prahy with a shuttle to Sedlčany during the Festival of Steam Locomotives weekend
Three Laminátka locomotives of the ČD 240 series were rebuilt in 2001-2004 to dual-system engines 25kV 50Hz/ 15 kV 16 2/3Hz, called class 340. This allowed electric Czech trains to pass the border and enter Austria, to reach Summerau. The three engines are the 240-049, 055 and 062.
On October 18, 2024, the unit #049 is in Austria near Hörschlag, and will reach Summerau shortly with a heavy car train.
The 340-049 took the train in Horni Dvorište, right before the border and will leave it in Summerau where an Austrian engine will take over. The 340 shuttles between the 2 stations all day long. The distance is only 6.5 km (3.7 miles). Indeed, it is not very efficient to change the engines of a freight train twice within such a short distance. The private freight operators using multi-system Siemens Vectron or Alstom Traxx engines are more efficient there.
Photo © JM Frybourg – 241018-0866
what a eye opening landscape czech republic has to offer,
this one was taken while in the car again :)
A Tatra T3 tram rolls through the quiet early morning streets of Prague.
The Tatra T3 trams are very common throughout the Eastern Bloc countries. Close to 14,000 were built in Czechoslovakia between 1960 and 1999. They are the oldest trams on the Prague system, at one time there were over 1,000 on the roster. The fleet is down to less than 500, mostly modernized.