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Malostranské Náměstí
Malostranské náměstí (Lesser Town Square) is the main square of Prague's Malá Strana (Lesser Town) at the foot of Prague Castle. St. Nicholas Church (Malá Strana), St. Nicholas Church and the adjacent building complex divides the square in an upper (western) and lower (eastern) part. From the square ''Mostecká ulice'' leads out to the Charles Bridge.Time Out Prague - 2000 Page 81 "The main drag between Charles Bridge and Malostranske namesti is Mostecka. It's a continuation of the Royal Route - the path taken by the Bohemian kings to their coronation - and is lined with elegant baroque dwellings. At No. 15 is the Kaunitz Palace (Kaunicuv palac), built in 1773." The originally independent Prague town of ''Lesser Town'' was founded by the Czech King Ottokar II of Bohemia, Otakar II Přemysl in 1257. It was built in the place of older settlements under Prague Castle, by the then only Judith Bridge. From the very beginning, the Lesser Town Ring was its focal point. It ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague 07-2016 View From Lesser Town Nicholas Church Img4
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its Prague metropolitan area, metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Prague is a historical city with Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
