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The Crown Jewels are seriously secure.

Stowed away in a chamber inside St. Vitus Cathedral,


the Bohemian Crown Jewels include the St. Wenceslas
crown, royal scepter, and coronation cloak. The Republic
isn't taking any chances with their safekeeping, either,
considering both the chamber door and iron safe inside
have seven locks. The keys are held by seven people,
including the president, prime minister, and Prague
archbishop.

Only the president can make the call of how Prague's


Bohemian Crown Jewels are displayed publicly. They are
typically put on exhibit every five years or so. When
this happens, all seven key holders must be present for
the unlocking process.

The Prague Castle is in the Guinness Book of World


Records.

The Prague Castle complex is enormous, with an area


totaling approximately 753,473 square feet. That makes
it the largest ancient castle in the world, according to
the Guinness Book of World Records. The complex
extends down to the Lesser Quarter, or Mala Strana,
where several chateaux and palaces are found.
Wallenstein Palace, for one, is home to the Czech
Senate and includes 26 houses and six gardens.
Prague castle

There's a tropical garden

Back in the 16th century, the Holy Roman Emperor


Rudolf II had a garden of tropical plants, including
citrus trees, at Prague Castle. The tradition continues
today at the Orangery, a tubular-shaped, glass-enclosed
greenhouse built in 1999 in the Royal Gardens.

Dreamed up by Olga Havlová — then-president Václav


Havel's first wife — the three-part structure includes
space for budding, growing, and maintaining different
tropical plants and Mediterranean fruits. It's open to
visitors in the summer.

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