The Museum of Glass and Costume Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou is the only one of its kind in the world. Its exhibitions constitute one of the largest collections of glass in the Czech Republic, a collection of costume jewellery unique in Europe and the largest [...]
Along with the Church of Saint Anne, the patron saint of the City of Jablonec, the former rectory in Kostelní Street is one of the oldest and most significant architectural historical monuments in Jablonec nad Nisou. In 2012, the city completed the reconstruction of the house [...]
The City Museum has two permanent expositions. The glass-making exposition is located in the building of the savings bank on 3. května Square and presents the development of the glass-making industry in Železný Brod. The ethnographic exposition is located in the biggest timbered construction in Železný [...]
The Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus dominates the Upper Square where it is a good starting point for a tour of Jablonec, because it is located next to a spacious car park. The square provides an enchanting view of the Černá Studnice Peak [...]
Jablonec nad Nisou was raised to the status of a town in 1866 on the basis of a decree by Emperor Franz Joseph I. The building of the town hall was erected in the centre of the town not long after that in 1867–1869. It has [...]
The baroque sacred structure was built in the very centre of Jablonec in 1685–1687. This is the oldest structure in Jablonec to have been preserved to the present. There is a propitiatory cross and Marian statue on the southern side of the church. At present, the [...]
The Church of Doctor Farský was built in the pseudo-gothic style on a square of the same name in the centre of the city. It is not overly large, but it still manages to attract the attention of passers-by, perhaps due to its restrained and homely [...]
The business and residential building, which was designed by the Jablonec architect Rudolf Günter, was built by Gustav Linke in 1929–1931 and it is one of the architectural gems of the city centre. It has been preserved in very good condition (with the exception of the [...]
The church is one of the most beautiful art nouveau structures in this country. It has a thin spire and a simple stucco décor, while the interior is also somewhat sober. Each detail is, however, an excellent example of arts-and-crafts work. The design of the structure, [...]
Even though it has not been possible to come across a functioning glassworks in the middle of our mountains for almost a century, the places where they once stood are so magical that you often feel as if the master glassmakers had only just left the [...]