Prague - A story told by rooftops

Many cities have stunning landmarks that help to make them famous. Tourists busy themselves with such landmarks as the skyline of New York, Hong Kong or Buenos Aires and forget all about the city's humble or imperial rooftops.
Built on seven hills more than 1000 years ago, Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic in the heart of Europe, has one of the most impressive roof lines in the world which can be viewed from many points in the city. One of them is Petrín Hill in the Castle area where you can take a break from the bustling city below and enjoy an incredible vista of the city.
Prague is a magical town with rooftops as storytellers. It has innumerable sites of unbelievable beauty that tourist guides can only aspire to describe. Few of them will say anything about the rooftops, but the roof tops are worth contemplating because by doing so, one can also glimpse a little of Prague's history and begin to understand its plight in the 20th century.

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Titans battling outside Prague Castle

There are three different entrances to Prague Castle. If you start at the main gate on Hradèany Square, you'll pass through a gate flanked by two huge Titan statues, each with a giant sword and big hulking stick for whacking enemies under foot. These stone giants have dominated the First Courtyard since Empress Maria Theresa asked Ignatz Platzer to sculpt them in 1770, but the one's present today are copies made in 1912.

I imagine the message to visiting dignitaries was along the lines of: "Watch your manners or we will stomp you into the ground."

In Greek mythology, the Titans were the first generation of deities that ruled during the Golden Age. They were all childen of Uranos (The Heaven) and Gaia (The Earth). The Titans were later overthrown by a race of younger gods, the Olympians, led by Zeus in what is called the Titanomachy (War of the Titans).

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