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1. www.guide-prague.org › en › vaclavske-namestiWenceslas Square in the New Town of Prague

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   Wenceslas Square is the heart of the city and a symbol of its recent history. The square is 750 meters long and 60 meters wide. It was initially called the Horse Market. The name Wenceslas began to be used only in 1848. St. Wenceslas - one of the first Christian dukes in the Czech lands - is the patron of the Czech Republic.

2. www.tripadvisor.com › Attraction_Review-g274707-dWenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) - Tripadvisor

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   Václavské náměstí, Prague 110 00 Czech Republic. Neighborhood: Nove Mesto (New Town) Nearly 700 hundred meters long, Wenceslas Square represents the most frequent and buzzing crossroads of the city. The National Museum in the upper part of the square watches over your spending spree in countless shops and retail stores lining the entire ...

3. www.visitczechia.com › c-prague-wenceslas-squareWenceslas Square in Prague · #VisitCzechia

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   It is also the second-largest square in the entire Czech Republic, and is a gathering place for Prague residents. When you say, "Let's meet at the horse," everyone knows that the meetup place is the equestrian statue of the patron saint of the Czech lands: the statue of St Wenceslas, which reigns over the entire square.

4. www.prague.eu › places › 1878Statue of St Wenceslas - Prague.eu

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   New Town, Wenceslas Square; the sculptural group was made by Josef Václav Myslbek. The monument was created in 1887 -1924, the bronze equestrian statue of St Wenceslas is 5.5 m high, the height with the pike is 7.2 m and the weight is 5.5 t. The statue is hollow, assembled out of casts based on a plaster model. The army stallion Ardo was a model for the horse.

5. www.pragueexperience.com › placesWenceslas Square in Prague | Information & History

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   Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) is the most vibrant, dynamic area of Prague; a centre for a wide range of leisure and commercial activities. It is one of two main squares in Prague (the other is the Old Town Square, 5 minutes walk away). Wenceslas Square lies at the heart of the New Town (Nové Město), although the word 'New' is ...

6. www.praguest.com › en › wenceslas-squareWenceslas Square - Praguest - The best of Prague

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   Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí), 750 meter long and 60 meter wide boulevard located in the New Town, is a vibrant business and cultural centre of the city lined with numerous hotels, restaurants, cafés, casinos, bars, exclusive shops and galleries. During the Middle Ages, the square was known as „Koňský trh“ – horse market ...

7. www.lonelyplanet.com › czech-republic › pragueWenceslas Square | Prague, Czech Republic | Attractions ...

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   At the (upper) southern end of the square is Josef Myslbek’s muscular equestrian statue of St Wenceslas, the 10th-century pacifist Duke of Bohemia and the ‘Good King Wenceslas’ of Christmas carol fame. Flanked by other patron saints of Bohemia – Prokop, Adalbert, Agnes and Ludmila – he has been plastered with posters and bunting at every one of the square’s historical moments ...