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Zoom out: double click on the right-hand side of the mouse on the map or move the scroll wheel downwards. Location of Old Town Square on the map of Prague. Find out where it is and what the closest landmarks are on our interactive map.
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1. Town Hall and Town Hall Tower
The Town Hallis located on the southeast corner of the Old Town Square and is one of the main attractions in Prague. Its tower offers the best view over the city. Built in 1338, the citizens financed it at that time from the beer tax. Badly damaged during World War II, it has not been used as a town hall since 1945, but serves for various cultural events. It is freely accessible to the public. Its historical halls, the catacombs under the town hall, and the town hall tower are especially wort...
2. Astronomical Clock
The Astronomical Clockon the southern wall of the Old Town Hall is considered a masterpiece of Gothic science and technology. Every hour on the hour, between 9:00 and 23:00, a small spectacle takes place on the Town Hall clock, lasting exactly 45 seconds. Two windows of the clock open and the twelve apostles pass by while the Grim Reaper rings the death bell with one hand and holds up an hourglass with the other.
3. Jan Hus Monument
The stone and bronze monument was created by Ladislav Šaloun (1870-1946) and is one of the most important Art Nouveau sculptures in Prague. It was completed in 1915 to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Czech reformer Jan Hus and is considered a symbol of the national independence of the Czech people. Jan Hus preached reform of the Catholic Church a century before Luther and was burned alive at the stake for it in 1415. His martyrdom 4 years later triggered the first Defenestration of...
You can reach Old Town Square by Metro A, green line, Staroměstská stop, which means "Old Town" in English. The square is centrally located between many other Prague sights, for example, on the footpath between Charles Bridge, Wenceslas Square, and the Jewish Quarter.
The largest and most important square in historic Prague was built as early as the 10th century. It served as a market place where merchants sold fish, meat, spices, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and wooden goods, among other things. Numerous houses were built around the square in the 12th and 13th centuries, and in some cases their Romanesqu...
Address:Staromestské námestí, 110 00 PraguePublic Transport:metro line A, green line, Staroměstská stopPeople also ask
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- Our Lady Before Týn Church. The fairytale Gothic spires of the Church of Our Lady Before Týn are one of the most familiar sights in Prague, along with the Charles Bridge.
- Old Town Hall Prague. Prague Old Town Hall is actually a series of medieval buildings adjacent to the magnificent Old Town Hall Tower. Neighbouring houses were acquired as local authorities needed more and more space.
- Prague Astronomical Clock. You’ll find the Prague Astronomical Clock on the south face of the Old Town Hall Tower. If you somehow manage to miss the two clock faces, the crowd gathering around five minutes to the hour will give you another gentle hint.
- St Nicholas Church. The second church in Old Town Square Prague is the Baroque beauty of St Nicholas – not to be confused with the other Baroque St Nicholas Church across the river in Mala Strana.
The Prague Astronomical Clock. The Old Town Square is best known for its Astronomical Clock, showing the central European time, Czech time, and Babylonian time. It is a medieval masterpiece installed at the turn of the 15th century, 200 years before the discovery of the earth’s rotation around the sun. In turn, it has a golden orb ...
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