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Semilasso

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Brno, Semilasso, 2016 (3)
Brno, Semilasso, 2016 (3)

Semilasso is a cultural centre in the Královo Pole district of Brno, Czech Republic, which takes its name from the former public house U Semilassa, once known as the Morgensternův hostinec, which was renamed about 1836 in tribute to Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau (1785–1871). Semilasso is the nom-de-plume adopted by this a famous German traveller and landscape gardener for his autobiographical travel books.

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Semilasso
Kosmova, Brno Královo Pole

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612 00 Brno, Královo Pole
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