Some pictures of Prague
Here is a markup of the map of where I'm staying. I'm staying at the place I marked as 1. #2 is Old Town Square, #3 is St. Wenceslas Square, #4 is National Theatre, #5 is Charles Bridge, and #6 is the Prague Castle (just off that map). I am within a short walk of all of those places!
Old town square is the center of the oldest part of town. It has a very cool astronomical clock, a couple of churches and a statue of Jan Hus (a protestant). Prague has tons of churches, partly because Bohemia was the center of many struggles between Catholics and protestants and whenever Catholics won (Which was generally the case) they built churches. Here are some pictures.
St. Wenceslas Square is the center of the "New Town" part of Prague. St. Wenceslas is the patron saint of Bohemia, its first prince, and is shown in the statue riding on a horse. New Town itself is wrongly named because it's still a very old part of town. This part of town was actually built during the reign of Charles IV and was called New Town because, well, it was the new town at the time. The name stuck. On a side note, I once went for halloween as Charles IV. I bet I surprised some parents with that costume.
The National Theatre is the most well known theatre in Prague and the Czech Republic. It was built during the national revival at the turn of the century, was burnt down, and subsequently rebuilt. Hopefully, I will go there (and to other theatres in prague) while I visit.
Charles bridge is a famous bridge in Prague because it is lined with satues on each side. It was built during the reign of Charles IV (he was a good dude). The bridge's statues have varied over time, some were put up, others torn down. But now, there are some 30? statues on the bridge.
Prague castle is the most famous landmark in Prague. The cathedral, St. Vitus was under construction for 1000 years!! Thus, it has just about every architectural style present in it. It was finally finished around the turn of the century. Predominantly, it in a gothic style
That's all for now. More pictures will come later
Old town square is the center of the oldest part of town. It has a very cool astronomical clock, a couple of churches and a statue of Jan Hus (a protestant). Prague has tons of churches, partly because Bohemia was the center of many struggles between Catholics and protestants and whenever Catholics won (Which was generally the case) they built churches. Here are some pictures.
St. Wenceslas Square is the center of the "New Town" part of Prague. St. Wenceslas is the patron saint of Bohemia, its first prince, and is shown in the statue riding on a horse. New Town itself is wrongly named because it's still a very old part of town. This part of town was actually built during the reign of Charles IV and was called New Town because, well, it was the new town at the time. The name stuck. On a side note, I once went for halloween as Charles IV. I bet I surprised some parents with that costume.
The National Theatre is the most well known theatre in Prague and the Czech Republic. It was built during the national revival at the turn of the century, was burnt down, and subsequently rebuilt. Hopefully, I will go there (and to other theatres in prague) while I visit.
Charles bridge is a famous bridge in Prague because it is lined with satues on each side. It was built during the reign of Charles IV (he was a good dude). The bridge's statues have varied over time, some were put up, others torn down. But now, there are some 30? statues on the bridge.
Prague castle is the most famous landmark in Prague. The cathedral, St. Vitus was under construction for 1000 years!! Thus, it has just about every architectural style present in it. It was finally finished around the turn of the century. Predominantly, it in a gothic style
That's all for now. More pictures will come later
posted by Luke at 12:24 PM
3 Comments:
If your in Prague for Christmas then you are in for a treat
I was in Prague on Christmas and it was great! So many decorations and people with presents everywhere
You have such an interesting blog, both history and nice pictures! Unfortunately I haven't been to Prague, but defenetly will be soon!
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