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The square is called Vaclavske Namesti – Wenceslas Square (from about 1848) and is named after St. Wenceslas who was a knight of Bohemia brutally killed by his brother and later pronounced a saint. St. Wenceslas is the patron of Czech Republic/Bohemia and the large statue in front of the National Museum is him riding on a horse. (By the way, if you...
The square was originally a boulevard with trams running down to connect the top of the Museum to Mustek at the bottom in the 19 and beginning of 20th century. Over the years the square was always used for large gatherings and demonstrations, such as the 1968 (Russian Invasion) and 1989 (Velvet Revolution). It is the place where Jan Palach has burn...
You’ll find both high end fashion shops (Dum Mody on the top of the square) and affordable fashion shops (Primark has just opened it’s first shop in Czech Republic) on the square. I personally like the Luxor Book Shop (towards the top of the square on left) because it’s the biggest book shop in Prague and has pretty much any book or map you want. I...
On top of the square, you can see the largest museum in Prague – the National Museum. I’ve always loved this museum because it used to contain a large collection of stones, fossils and rare geology finds. I remember once I’ve somehow managed to wiggle my way to a fossil department and asked them to help me to identify a fossil that I found on my wa...
This is where you can find the upside-down statue of St. Wenceslas on the horse by the Czech artist David Cerny (the same artist who also did the crawling babies on Zizkov tower and Kampa Island). There is also one of the oldest cinemas in Prague, which showcases Czech but also international films in English (with Czech Subtitles). You can also exp...
Another favourite place of mine, where you can see art film (in English and also Czech films with English subtitles), try one of the best ice-creamsin Prague and have a lunch for a fraction of the price that you’d pay in the square in an old-fashioned fast food place hidden in the basement.
Franciscan Garden – a little hidden garden behind the Svetozor Passage, which is great for eating your ice-cream and watching the world go by. Post Office– (at Jindriska Ulice) – this building is the most impressive post office you’ll probably ever see! Walk in and you’ll be transported to the beginning of 20 century with beautifully painted walls,...
What looks like a lovely long square with old houses from 19th century turns at night into one big party. You can find a lot of nightclubs in the basements of different houses, which during day are not that obvious (quite often the signs come up or light up only when it get’s dark in the evening). The restaurants stay open late and there are also a...
The square is within walking distance (like 10-15 min) from Old Town Square. If you are travelling by public transport on the underground, get off at Mustek (interchanging stop for line B and A) for the bottom of the square or Museum (line A and C) for the top of the square. There are also tramsthat run in the middle of the square on Jindriska Stre...
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Wenceslas Square (“Václavské náměstí” or familiarly “Václavák” in Czech) is a 700-meter long and 60-meter wide boulevard in Prague’s New Town (“Nové Město”) quarter. Formerly it was called “Horse Market” (“Koňský trh”), because of its original purpose.
Wenceslas Square in the heart of Prague is not only a bustling hub for fast food and shopping but also a significant historical site in the Czech lands, named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia, and overlooked by the majestic National Museum building.
Show on map. Monuments & Architecture. square/street. Contacts. Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) Václavské náměstí. 110 00 Praha 1 – Nové Město. Object history. The grandly conceived square originated at the New Town establishment by Karel IV in 1348. It is 750 m long and 63 m wide in the upper part and 48 m wide in the bottom part.
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