Národní, formerly Národní třída, is one of the important avenues in

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, capital of the

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. It is placed on the boundary of New Town and Old Town, in the southwest direction from the centre of the city. This avenue connects Legion Bridge bridge with Jungmannovo náměstí. In medieval times, there were

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s. In the 1900s, the name of the avenue was Nové Aleje (New Avenue, German: ''Neue Allee''), but its name was changed through the years: V alejích, V nových alejích, V stromořadí, Uršulinská, U Řetězového mostu or Ferdinandova. In the 19th century, important buildings and institutions, such as the National Theatre and the

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were built here. On Friday November 17, 1989, riot police violently suppressed here a peaceful

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, which is thought as the initiation of

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. Národní třída continued to be an eventful locale during the rest of the revolution.

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