Editing Pardubice (section)

==Sights==
[[File:Pardubice, třída Míru, k Zelené bráně.jpg|thumb|View towards the Green Gate]]
[[File:Pardubice, Komenského náměstí, kostel Zvěstování Panny Marie.jpg|thumb|Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary on the Komenského Square]]
The landmark and symbol of Pardubice is the Green Gate as a remnant of the city's fortifications. It is a Renaissance gate with a façade decorated by a relief designed by [[Mikoláš Aleš]], which depicts the Lords of Pardubice. Behind the gate is a {{convert|60|m|ft}} high tower that serves as a lookout tower. In its interior there is also an exposition with the history and legends of the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zelená brána Pardubice|url=https://pardubice.eu/zelena-brana-pardubice?page_articles=4|publisher=City of Pardubice|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

Pardubice Castle was built at the end of the 13th century and rebuilt in the Renaissance style at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. Massive fortifications are preserved around the castle. Today the castle houses the Museum of East Bohemia in Pardubice and Gallery of East Bohemia in Pardubice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gingerbread|url=https://www.visitpardubice.com/gingerbread/|publisher=Visit Pardubice|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

The original Church of Saint Bartholomew was built in 1295 and destroyed during the [[Hussite Wars]]. The today's Church of Saint Bartholomew was built together with a monastery in 1507–1514. It was used as a burial place of the [[Pernštejn family]]. In the interior there is a valuable main altar with the painting "The Passion of St. Bartholomew" from 1692 by [[Michael Willmann]] and a painting decoration by Mikoláš Aleš.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Bartoloměje v Pardubicích|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/kostel-sv-bartolomeje-v-pardubicich|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

The Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary was founded by [[Arnošt of Pardubice]] before 1359. Its present late Gothic and Renaissance appearance dates from the first half of the 16th century. Until 1786, the church belonged to a Minorite monastery, from which time there are extensive underground tombs under the church.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel Zvěstování P. Marie|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-zvestovani-p-marie-16252636|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

The House at Jonáš is one of the most treasured burgher houses in Pardubice. It was built after the fire that hit the city in 1507. It is known for its façade, decorated with a stucco relief from 1797, showing a biblical scene of a whale swallowing the prophet [[Jonah]]. The premises of the house are used by the Gallery of East Bohemia in Pardubice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dům u Jonáše v Pardubicích|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/dum-u-jonase-v-pardubicich|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

The Zámeček Memorial is a place of reverence that commemorates execution of 194 people in 1942. The place is a national cultural monument and at its centrepiece is a granite monument dating from 1949.<ref>{{cite web |title=Památník Zámeček|url=https://pardubice.eu/pamatnik-zamecek?page_articles=4|publisher=City of Pardubice|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>