Charles Square

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Charles Square (

The square is now one of the main transport hubs of the city centre with Karlovo náměstí metro station and numerous tram lines and busy roads crossing it in all directions.

History

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Charles Square originated as a part of the New Town of Prague founded in 1348 by emperor Charles IV. With Wenceslas Square (Horse Market) and Senovážné náměstí (Hay Market) it became one of three main squares of the newly founded town. These squares were connected with one street (today streets Vodičkova and Jindřišská). Charles Square was supposed to be the most important square of the New Town of Prague and probably of the whole of Prague, therefore the Town Hall of the New Town was built there. Despite these plans the most important square later became Wenceslas Square.

In the late 14th century the Corpus Christi Chapel was built in the middle of the square. It was closed in 1784 and demolished a few years later. This chapel was a very important place of pilgrimage in the late 14th and early 15th century, because the holy relics and crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire were shown there to thousands of pilgrims.

On 30 July 1419 the

In the 17th century the

• New Town Hall (Prague)
• Church of St. Ignatius
• former
  Jesuit
  school
• Church of St. John of Nepomuk "on the Rock"
• neo-renaissance building of the Czech Technical University in Prague

See also

• Statue of Saint Joseph, Charles Square

References

Literature

• Rygl, Tomáš. Prague: Detailed Picture Guide. Prague: ATP publishing, 2007.
  ISBN 80-86893-50-2

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karlovo náměstí (Prague).

• Google Earth of Charles Square
• Charles Square on Prague-wiki

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