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The cultural city that’s

Yet modern and cosmopolitan

This capital of Moravia
and Czechoslovakia’s second
largest city (population
365,000) can trace its
beginning back 30,000 years
and its formation as a town
to the 13th century.

The “most obvious of
Brno's attractions are the
fairgrounds which cover
almost two million. square
feet:and rank with the best
exhibition areas in Europe.

The two big annual events
are the Consumer Goods
Fair in April and the . In-
ternational Trade Fair in
September. Both are open to
the public.

- But it is the city’s cultural
attractions that remain most

“Vividly in the mind of the.

average visitor. Although
Smaller than Calgary, Ed-

monton, Hamilton, Ottawa

or Quebec City, Brno has —

from $3 to $5. :

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four legitimate theaters, a
first-rate opera company, a
good ballet, and.a symphony
orchestra that performs year
round with tickets costing

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The Janacek Theater,.

named after the famous
composer, Leos Janacek,
seats 1,400 people and is the
center for
festivals in May:

‘the Janacek.

Approaching the. city from
the direction of Prague, the
visitor sees the city’s skyline

dominated. by. two edifices -

on opposite hills-—Spilberk
Castle, used during the 18th

century as @ dungeon and.

torture chamber and at one
time serving as the
headquarters for. Napoleon;
and the Gothic Cathedral of
St. Peter and. Paul atop
Petrov Hill. The Castle
Wineshop, specializing in

fillets of sirloin, is one of the
best restaurants in
Czechoslovakia.

Behind the cathedral on

Petrov Hill is the Cabbage
Market sprawling down a
cobblestoned street with
hundreds of tables tended by
peasants selling fruits and
vegetables and hand-made
crafts.

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leads into Old Town where

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the most impressive building
is Old Town Hall with its late
Gothic portal. Inside hangs.
the city’s symbol, a fierce
looking dragon which legend
says was originally a
crocodile that ‘was brought:
to the city in 1685 by an
Italian count. The crocodile
escaped, terrorizing the
town and eventually turned
into the dragon which is seen

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