Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) travel guide

Centre of modern Prague

When Nové Město was founded, Charles IV had the square developed as a horse market; in 1848 it was given its present name. However the 750m/820yd-long and 60m/66yd-wide Wenceslas Square is more like a boulevard. It is the vibrant centre of modern Prague, surrounded by hotels rich in tradition such as the Art Nouveau Evropa , by stores and shopping passages, restaurants and cafés, cinemas and cabaret venues. With the streets Na příkopé , Na Můstku, 28. října and Národní it forms the Golden Cross, within which the city’s business and social life have developed most vigorously.Many key events in recent political history have taken place on Wenceslas Square (1969, self-immolation of Jan Palach and Jan Zajíc; 1988 and especially 1989, demonstrations against the regime; city history).

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sebastian

one of the most beautiful and magic squares in the world, no doubt!

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