History of Fire in Prague

Storia del Fuoco e del vigile del fuoco a Praga

This multimedia application presents, in an attractive and en-tertaining manner, the topic of the age-old threat of fire for Prague and the ways of fighting fires and organising firemen in the years past. Fires from the 12th to 20th centuries are described in ac-counts of contemporaries, as well as in many depictions – fires in the 19th century are shown in graphic works full of interesting de-tails.

Period pictorial materials are put in motion through animation which adds an extraordinary dynamic element to them. The display is located at a water tower from the 17th century, a building that makes part of a group of stone towers in the area of old Prague that are gradually opened for the public by the City of Prague Museum.

It is for the first time that this tower has been opened for the public. It presents a multi-genre display of Prague on Fire, using new media, as well as an unusual view of Prague from the lookout area that used to work like one as early as in the 17th century.