Prague

Basic facts
 Location – Czech Republic
 population (2024): 1,3 million
 capital also the biggest city in the CR
 Vltava River
 location: central bohemia
 Hundred-spired Prague, The Old Prague
 territory : cca 500 km2
 divided into 112 districts

Brief History
 establishment : 723 AD (anno domini)
 9th century - founding of Prague Castle
 10th century - seat of Czech monarchs
 14th century - time of Charles IV, construction of Charles University and Charles Bridge
 15th century - Hussite wars, Prague minimally affected
 16th century - construction of the Astronomical Clock, Habsburgs
 17th century - Prague affected by the Thirty Years' War
 … (modern history)

Transport
 traffic intersection
 public transport system - Prague Integrated Transport (PID)
 three metro lines – A, B, C
 trams, buses, trains
 ropeway to Petřín Tower
 Václav Havel Airport

Prague Castle
 the most important Czech castle
 seat of Czech princes since 9th century
 residence of the President since 1918
 St. Vitus Cathedral
 territory : 70 000m2

Upper Castle (Vyšehrad)

 citadel and fortress
 above the Vltava River
 Upper Castle cemetery (Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Karel Čapek, Božena Němcová,
etc.)
Charles Bridge
 the oldest stone bridge over the Vltava River in Prague (second in the CR)
 built during the time of Charles IV.
 length : 515m
 30 sculptures

Old Town Square, Astronomical Clock

in the Old Town
Old Town Hall with Astronomical clock
also known for the Christmas markets

National Theatre
Neo-Renaissance
burned down in 1881
rebuilt 1883
one of the most important cultural monuments in the country
author of the curtain of the National Theatre: Vojtěch Hynais
inscription: Nation to itself (Národ sobě)
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Prague's Jewish city
Old synagogue
city district Josefov
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National Museum
the most important museum institution
founded 1818
three constitutions
Czech Museum of Music
Náprstek's Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures
National Museum Library
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Wenceslas Square
in the New Town
wide boulevard
from the National Museum to the Bridge(Metro station)
statue of St. Wenceslas on horseback
burning of Jan Palach in protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia
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Prague Castle Gardens
on Castle Distrtict Hill
owned by the Czech Institute of Monuments
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Dancing House
finished:1996
on the bank of the Vltava River, near Rašín's embankment
Vlado Milunic, Frank O. Gehry
Other interesting places
Václav Havel Airport Prague
International airport
in the northwest of Prague
Ruzyně
154 thousand take-offs (2019)
17.8 mil. checked-in passengers (2019 - record)
Other interesting places
Petřín Tower
cca 60m high
favorite destination of Prague residents
Other interesting places
Zizkov tower
transmitter
the tallest building in Prague
474m high
finished 1992
10 statues of babies by David Černý