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U kalicha

tavern, Prague, Czech Republic
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U kalicha, meaning "At the Chalice," is a popular beer hall in Prague, Czech Republic. It gained fame as the setting for the humorous, anti-authoritarian activities of the character Schweik, as immortalized by the novelist Jaroslav HaŔek in his novel The Good Soldier Schweik. Prague itself is a historic city with a rich architectural heritage, often called the "city of a hundred spires," and is the capital and cultural center of the Czech Republic.1

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