Charles University joins heritage organisation Europa Nostra












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            Prague’s Charles University has joined the European heritage organisation Europa Nostra, f
            For more than 50 years, the organisation’s aim has been to help protect significant cultur
            such as the university’s St. Wenceslas Rotunda - recognised in an official ceremony earlie



            By joining Europa Nostra, Charles University recognises the need to uphold the importance 

            historical and cultural heritage and values upon which modern Europe is based.


            The university’s rector, Tomáš Zima, points out that European cultural heritage embodies c
            shared across the continent, significant "beyond individual sites".


            Europa Nostra has members in more than 40 European countries. The organisation brings toge
            250 members, including numerous associations and foundations, more than 150 affiliated org
            (including government bodies and firms in the private sector) as well as individuals.


            Evidence of the long-lost St. Wenceslas Rotunda was uncovered on the grounds of Charles Un
            Faculty of Mathematics and Physics in Prague’s Malá strana district in 2004.


            For some 300 years, it had been considered completely destroyed.


            One of the most important areas rediscovered is a ceramic tile floor section dating back t
            century. For this reason, the site ranks as among the most important Romanesque sites in C
            Eastern Europe.