Czechia - Extension of the World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Prague" with the important Monuments in its Vicinity

The historic centre of Prague was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1992 as itern no. 616 and officially included the area which corresponds to the boundaries of the historic quarters of Prague at the end of the 18th century. Within the buffer zone of the historic centre one can find several properties which are themselves cultural monuments of exceptional quality and significance from the po int of view of visual arts as well as history and which meet the criteria for inclusion in the Worid Heritage List. These architecturai monuments represent various style periods, their construction was financed by personalities from différent segments of the society and all of them may be seen as important events in the progressive development of architecture. The group of buildings described above includes the following: The Müller Villa - a family villa projected by architect Adolf Loos in coopération with Karel Lhota, an important work of modern architecture of the 1920s, unique in its radically new interior layout, the Raumplan. The Bfevnov Abbey - a Benedictine monastery founded in the earliest era of independent Bohemian state with functionai links to the Prague Castle. lt was preserved, after reconstructions, as a grand, magnificent Baroque complex with the dominant building of St. Margaret's Church which is the work of the architect Chrîstoph Dientzenhofer, built in the period of High Baroque. The Hvêzda Hunting Lodge With lts Game-park - a Renaissance building, unique in its construction scheme and also in the person of its amateur designer - the Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol.