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PRAGUE

PRAGUE. Population: 1.3 million The UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites Coat of arms:. 9 hills of Prague: Letná Emauzy Vítkov Vyšehrad Opyš Karlov Větrov Petřín Skalka. LEGEND. founded by Libuše and Přemysl name: „práh“ = „ford“

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PRAGUE

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  1. PRAGUE

  2. Population: 1.3 million • The UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites • Coat of arms:

  3. 9 hills of Prague: Letná Emauzy Vítkov Vyšehrad Opyš Karlov Větrov Petřín Skalka

  4. LEGEND • founded by Libuše and Přemysl • name: „práh“ = „ford“ = a crossing point of the Vltava river

  5. HISTORY • first settlement from the Paleolithic age • 9th century – first masonry (today´s Prague Castle • 10th century – Vyšehrad • 1257 – Malá Strana • 1344 – St. Vitus Cathedral

  6. Charles IV (1346 – 1378) • New Town • Charles Bridge • Charles University • 1419 – the First Defenestration (Hussites) • Rudolf II (1583 – 1611) • the capital of European culture • astrologers, magicians, alchemists, astronomers, musicians, artists

  7. 1618 – the Second Defenestration • 1620 – the Battle of White Mountain – the end of Bohemian period • 1621 – the execution of 27 Czech nobles

  8. 1848 – the Czech national movement • 1918 – the Czechoslovak Republic, the seat of president TGM • 1945 – the Prague Uprising • 1968 – the Prague Spring • 1989 – the Velvet Revolution • 1993 – the capital of the Czech Republic

  9. Hradčany

  10. Lesser Town

  11. Charles Bridge • connects Lesser Town with Old Town • 75 statues

  12. Jewish Quarter • dates back to the 13th century

  13. Old Town Square • late 12th century • originally the central marketplace

  14. Wenceslas Square • during the reign of Charles IV • originally a horse market • nowadays hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs, shops • 750m long • 60m wide

  15. Modern architecture

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