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Academy of Fine Arts

The Academy of Fine Arts in Prague is an art college in , . Founded in 1799, it is the oldest art college in the country. The school offers twelve master's degree programs and one doctoral program.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: Art college in Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Academy of Fine Arts in Prague”, “Academy of Fine Arts, Prague”, “Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze”, and “AVU”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Gallery in Prague - Trade Fair Palace and Planetarium.

Museum
Photo: Packa, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The National Gallery Prague, formerly the National Gallery in Prague, is a state-owned art gallery in , which manages the largest collection of art in the and presents masterpieces of Czech and international fine art in permanent and temporary exhibitions. is situated 570 metres east of Academy of Fine Arts.

Museum
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Prague is a located in , , , next to the park and Výstaviště Praha. Its dome is one of the largest in the world, measuring 23.5 m in a diameter. is situated 370 metres northeast of Academy of Fine Arts.

Castle
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is a castle complex in , serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia. is situated 2 km southwest of Academy of Fine Arts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stalin Monument and Holešovice.

Locality
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Stalin's Monument was a 15.5 m granite statue honoring Joseph Stalin in , Czechoslovakia. It was unveiled on 1 May 1955 after more than 5+1⁄2 years of work, and was the world's largest representation of Stalin. The sculpture was demolished in late 1962.

Suburb
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is a district in the north of situated on a meander of the , which makes up the main part of the district . In the past was a heavily industrial suburb; today it is home to the main site of the Prague's with the Trade Fair Palace, and the National Technical Museum.

Suburb
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is a district in the north-west of . 52% of the district is in , but most of the built-up area is in . Sparta Prague football club and their stadium Generali Arena is situated at the south-eastern edge of , and the district also covers park and a convention centre Výstaviště.

Academy of Fine Arts

Latitude
50.10276° or 50° 6′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.42456° or 14° 25′ 28″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
9F2P4C3F+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48654788
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q414009
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Academy of Fine Arts” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պրահայի գեղարվեստի ակադեմիա”
  • Belarusian: “Акадэмія выяўленчых мастацтваў (Прага)”
  • Belarusian: “Акадэмія выяўленчых мастацтваў у Празе”
  • Belarusian: “Пражская акадэмія выяўленчых мастацтваў”
  • Belarusian: “Пражская акадэмія мастацтваў”
  • Bulgarian: “Академия за изобразителни изкуства в Прага”
  • Bulgarian: “Академия за изящни изкуства в Прага”
  • Catalan: “Acadèmia de Belles Art (Praga)”
  • Catalan: “Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze”
  • Chinese: “布拉格美术学院”
  • Chinese: “布拉格美術學院”
  • Czech: “Akademie výtvarného umění”
  • Czech: “Akademie výtvarných umění Praha”
  • Czech: “Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze”
  • Czech: “Akademie výtvarných umění”
  • Czech: “AVU”
  • Danish: “Academy of Fine Arts i Prag”
  • Danish: “Kunstakademiet i Prag”
  • Estonian: “Praha Kaunite Kunstide Akadeemia”
  • French: “Academie des Beaux-Arts de Prague”
  • French: “Académie des beaux-arts de prague”
  • French: “Académie des beaux-arts de Prague”
  • French: “Académie des Beaux-Arts de Prague”
  • French: “Académie Des Beaux-Arts De Prague”
  • Galician: “Academia de Belas Artes de Praga”
  • German: “Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Prag”
  • German: “Akademie der Bildenden Künste Prag”
  • German: “Akademie der Bildenden Künste”
  • German: “Kunstakademie Prag”
  • German: “Prager Kunstakademie”
  • Hebrew: “האקדמיה לאמנויות יפות בפראג”
  • Hungarian: “Prágai Képzőművészeti Akadémia”
  • Irish: “Acadamh na Mínealaíon, Prág”
  • Italian: “Accademia di Belle Arti di Praga”
  • Japanese: “プラハ美術アカデミー”
  • Kazakh: “Бейнелеу өнері академиясы”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Prag”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kunstakademie Prag”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kunstakademiet i Prag”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kunstakademiet i Praha”
  • Polish: “Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Pradze”
  • Portuguese: “Academia de Belas Artes de Praga”
  • Portuguese: “Academia de Belas Artes, Praga”
  • Russian: “Академия изобразительных искусств (Прага)”
  • Russian: “Академия изобразительных искусств”
  • Russian: “Пражская академия изобразительных искусств”
  • Serbian: “Академија ликовних уметности у Прагу”
  • Slovak: “Akadémia výtvarných umení v Prahe”
  • Slovak: “Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze”
  • Slovenian: “Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze”
  • Slovenian: “Akademija likovnih umetnosti v Pragi”
  • Slovenian: “AVU”
  • Slovenian: “praška akademija likovnih umetnosti”
  • Spanish: “Academia de Bellas Artes de Praga”
  • Swedish: “Konstakademien i Prag”
  • Swedish: “Prags akademi för de sköna konsterna”
  • Swedish: “Prags konstakademi”
  • Ukrainian: “Празька академія мистецтв”
  • Ukrainian: “Празька Академія мистецтв”
  • Ukrainian: “Празька академія образотворчих мистецтв”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Academy of Fine Arts”. Photo: Blanka Cermakova, Public domain.