In Slovakia, fans lit candles for their star player Pavol Demitra, while Czechs paid similar respects in the Old Town Square in Prague to honour their three compatriots killed in the crash: Josef Vasicek, Karel Rachunek and Jan Marek.

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Some properties are hard to value, notably a palace on Prague's Old Town Square that now houses part of the Czech national gallery.

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Only two National Gallery buildings in Prague were directly affected by the flooding -- Anezsky klaster in Old Town, where the collection was moved out of the first floor, and the basement depository in Prague 5-Zbraslav, which will need to be cleaned.

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