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PLA White Carpathians

White Carpathian Mountains and the geomorphological unit located on the Czech-Slovak border. It forms the westernmost part of the Carpathian Mountains. The highest peak is a great Javořina (970 m), which is located near the forest with stands of maple, beech and ash. White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area was established by third November 1980. The total area of ​​protected area is 715 square kilometers and lies at an altitude of 175-970 m. The PLA reaches into districts Hodonín Uherske...

Lednice-Valtice Area

The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape is spread over the site of a mighty 12th century border castle. Today it is the home of a romantic château, a picturesque village and in particular a jewel of landscape architecture of unprecedented proportions. The notional milestone at the beginning of the long period of development of this whole area is the end of the 14th century, when the Liechtenstein family obtained a share of the land. The current area, measuring almost 300 km2, is the result of landscaping...

Slovácko Verbuňk

Slovácko Verbuňk belongs to male saltation dances. It is an impromptu dance, which is not bound by exact choreography rules. A pre-show consisting of a dance song is an indispansable part of it. The dance can be encountered in the southeast part of Moravia - in the ethnographic area of Slovácko (sometime translated as Moravian Slovakia) Depending on some speicific local features, it can appear in sever regional subtypes. Verbuňk is a part of natural dancing occasions (such as feasts or balls),...

Tugendhat Villa

The Tugendhat Villa, built in 1929 - 1930 in Brno, is one of the most important examples of the functionalist style in the European period of the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Using a steel frame without load-bearing walls allowed the architect to create the new and informal concept of an open and variable space that is linked with its natural surroundings.
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