Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic - Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic - Download Free 3D model by Brian Trepanier (@CMBC) One of Prague’s most popular landmarks is the Astronomical Clock located in Old Town Square. It is well over 600 years old and is one of the oldest functional astronomical clocks in the world. "Old Town City Hall" by Dr. Jaus is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Old Town Square. View from the Old Town Hall. Old Town Square ( Czech: Staroměstské náměstí [ˈstaroˌmɲɛstskɛː ˈnaːmɲɛsciː]) is a historic square in the Old Town quarter of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic . This short article about a place or feature can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.
5. Man Hanging Out, Husova. Man Hanging Out: Sigmund Freud dangling above a Prague street. This hanging statue of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud is one of the best-known David Černý Prague sculptures. The figure is dangling from a ledge on a house in Husova, in the southern end of Old Town Prague. The Powder Gate Tower (Prašná brána) traces its origins to the 11th century, when the original gate was one of the13entrances to the Old Town in Prague. Work on the present structure began during the reign of King Vladislav II in 1475 and was modelled on the Old Town Bridge Tower, built a century earlier. Originally known as the New Tower Old Town Square has always been the center of the town’s public life. The Town Hall was here. General meetings were held here. Town criers read the decrees of the king here. Convicts were executed here. The most famous execution on the square occurred in 1621. The hangman Jan Mydlar beheaded 27 leaders of the uprising against the Habsburgs. . 280 279 392 235 370 85 368 203 361

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