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舊展示場是1891年大赦年展覽而建，之後就用於展覽和娛樂設施。這一棟是工業宮殿
The Old Exhibition Ground was built for the 1891 Jubilee Exhibition and has been used for exhibition and entertainment since. This is the Industrial Palace.
 
寶石雕刻館存放了許多11~19世紀的紀念碑和雕像
The Lapidarium stores architectural monuments and sculptures from 11th~19th centuries.
 沒想到到處都關閉中，我只有看到悲慘世界和西貢小姐的廣告看板
Everywhere was closed. I could only see the advertisement for Les Miserables and Miss Saigon.
 
遊樂場也冷清清的不對外開放，捷克的孩子還生活在鐵幕之下嗎？
Even the fairground was shut. Do Czech children live behind the bars?
 
走出展示場經過天文館
Leaving the Exhibition Ground, I walked past the Planetarium.
 
魯道夫下水道是在1584年從硬石間鑿開的一大工程，一共超過一公里長，將Vltava河水運到皇家花園。
Rudolph Water Tunnel was hewn into rocks in 1584. It is more than 1km long and brings water from Vltava to the Royal Garden.
 
被荒廢的皇家會堂 The derelic Royal Hall
 
夏殿原是波西米亞王的狩獵別墅，在1805年改建成波西米亞總督府，現在則是隸屬國家博物館的圖書館，珍藏書報
The Summer Palace used to the Hunting Château for the Bohemian Kings. It was rebuilt into the residence of the Bohemian Governor in 1805. Now it is the libray of newspaper and magazines of the National Museum. 
走過了公園和Vltava河，我看到一群雙語的老師帶著小孩子，好可愛喔！我一開始以為他們要去Troja藝術館，後來才知道原來布拉格動物園就在隔壁。
I walked past the park and then Vltava River and met a group of bilingual teachers with kindergarten children. They were so cute! At first I thought they were heading for Troja Palace but realised later that the Prague Zoo was right next door.
 
Troja 最著名的是它的花園樓梯，大地之母的兩個兒子守護著橢圓形樓梯，奧林匹亞神對抗巨人泰坦。
Troja is famous for its Garden Staircase. Two sons of the Mother Earth adorn this oval staircase, depicting the fight between the Olympian Gods and the Titans.

泰坦當然是戰敗囉Of course Titans lost.
 
發現這裡的噴泉雕像都是美人魚The statues at the fountain were all mermaids.
 
Troja是17世紀末Jean Baptiste Mathey為Sternberg伯爵所建，義大利式外觀，法國式花園，內部的裝飾美侖美奐，尤其是那大會廳的壁畫讓我嘆為觀止。可惜禁止攝影又沒賣明信片。回憶只好留在心裡了。
Troja was constructed by Jean Baptiste Mathey for Count Sternberg in late 17th centurry. It has an Italian exterior, French garden and beautiful interior. The Grand Hall Frescoes was fascinating but photography was inhibited and they did not provide postcard. Well, good memories are better kept in the heart.
 
花園都是可愛的酒瓶造型，還可以看到附近的葡萄園
The garden was decorated with vine bottles and you can see the neighbouring vineyards.

引申閱讀Further reading: www.citygalleryprague.cz