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Wenceslas Square (Czech: Václavské náměstí (help· info)) is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings. The square is named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 732 KB) author dustpuppy http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 732 KB) author dustpuppy http://www. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,504 × 2,332 pixels, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,504 × 2,332 pixels, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 331 KB) Prague, Wenceslas Square: Wenceslas Monument and National Museum, at night Photographed by Andreas Praefcke, 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Wenceslas Square National Museum (Prague) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 331 KB) Prague, Wenceslas Square: Wenceslas Monument and National Museum, at night Photographed by Andreas Praefcke, 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Wenceslas Square National Museum (Prague) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 598 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Stallion Ardo, the work of Josef Václav Myslbek exhibited in KoÅ¡ice, Slovakia. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 598 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Stallion Ardo, the work of Josef Václav Myslbek exhibited in KoÅ¡ice, Slovakia. ... Location of KoÅ¡ice in Slovakia Coordinates: , Country Slovakia Region KoÅ¡ice Region Districts KoÅ¡ice I-IV City parts First mentioned 1230 Government  - Type City Council  - Mayor FrantiÅ¡ek Knapík Area  - City 243. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 417 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,958 × 1,542 pixels, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 417 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,958 × 1,542 pixels, file size: 2. ... The memorial to Jan Palach and Jan Zajíc in front of the National Museum Jan Palach (August 11, 1948 – January 19, 1969) was a Czech student who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Václavské_námestí_Hotel_Evropa_2005-03-26_00. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Václavské_námestí_Hotel_Evropa_2005-03-26_00. ... Image File history File links Cs-Vaclavske_namesti_Vaclavak. ... The New Town (Czech: Nové mÄ›sto) is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Demonstration. ... Wenceslas (or Wenceslaus; Czech: Václav  listen?; German: Wenzel), styled Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia (b. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ...

Formerly known as Koňský trh (English: Horse Market), for its periodical accommodation of horse markets during the Middle Ages, it was renamed Svatováclavské náměstí (English: Saint Wenceslas square) in 1848 on the proposal of Karel Havlíček Borovský. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Portrait of Karel Havlíček Karel Havlíček Borovský (Borová, today Havlíčkova Borová October 31, 1821 - Prague, July 29, 1856) was a Czech writer, poet, critic, politician, journalist, and publisher. ...

Features

Less a square than a boulevard, Wenceslas Square has a shape of a very long (750 m, total area 45,000 m²) rectangle, in a northwest–southeast direction. The street slopes upward to the southeast side. On that end, the street is dominated by the grand neoclassical Czech National Museum. The northwest end runs up against the border between the New Town and the Old Town. This article is about the unit of length. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different areas, we list here areas between 1 hectare (10,000 m²) and 10 hectares (0. ... In geometry, a rectangle is defined as a quadrilateral where all four of its angles are right angles. ... Ordinal directions are the four compass directions: northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest, located halfway between the cardinal directions. ... Ordinal directions are the four compass directions: northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest, located halfway between the cardinal directions. ... Late Baroque classicizing: G. P. Pannini assembles the canon of Roman ruins and Roman sculpture into one vast imaginary gallery (1756) Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that... National Museum National museum is a Czech scientific institution intended to systematically establish, prepare and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections. ... Old Town (Czech: Staré mÄ›sto) is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. ...

History

In 1348, Bohemian King Charles IV founded the New Town of Prague. The plan included several open areas for markets, of which the second largest was the Koňský trh, or Horse Market. At the southeastern end of the market was the Horse Gate, one of the gates in the walls of the New Town. April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ...

During the Czech national revival movement in the 19th century, a more noble name for the street was requested. At this time the statue was built, and the square was renamed. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On October 28, 1918, Alois Jirásek read the proclamation of independence of Czechoslovakia in front of the Saint Wenceslas statue. is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Alois Jir sek was a Czech novelist. ...

The Nazis used the street for mass demonstrations. During the Prague Uprising in 1945, a few buildings near the National Museum were destroyed. They were later replaced by department stores. The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...

On January 16, 1969, student Jan Palach set himself on fire in Wenceslas Square to protest the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... The memorial to Jan Palach and Jan Zajíc in front of the National Museum Jan Palach (August 11, 1948 – January 19, 1969) was a Czech student who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On March 28, 1969, the Czechoslovakian national ice hockey team defeated the USSR team for the second time in that year's Ice Hockey World Championships. As the country was still under Soviet occupation, the victory induced great celebrations. Perhaps 150,000 people gathered on Wenceslas Square, and skirmishes with police developed. A group of agents provocateurs provoked an attack on the Prague office of the Soviet airline Aeroflot, located on the street. The vandalism served as a pretext for reprisals and the period of so-called normalization. is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. ... An agent provocateur (plural: agents provocateurs) is a person assigned to provoke unrest, violence, debate, or argument by or within a group while acting as a member of the group but covertly representing the interests of another. ... JSC Aeroflot - Russian Airlines (Russian: ) (MICEX:AFLT RTS:AFLT), or Aeroflot (Russian: ) as the airline is commonly known, is the Russian flag carrier and the largest airline in Russia. ... In the history of Czechoslovakia, normalization is a name commonly given to the period 1969 to about 1987. ...

In 1989, during the Velvet Revolution, large demonstrations (with hundreds of thousands of people or more) were held here. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Non-violent protesters face armed policemen The Velvet Revolution (Czech: , Slovak: ) (November 16 – December 29, 1989) refers to a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the Communist government there;[1] it is seen as one of the most important of the Revolutions of 1989. ...

Wenceslas Square is lined by hotels, offices, retail stores, currency exchange booths and fast-food joints. To the dismay of locals and city officials, the street is also a popular location for prostitutes to ply their trade late at night. Many strip clubs exist on and around Wenceslas Square, making Prague a popular location for stag parties. For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... Whore redirects here. ... For the book or movie Striptease see Striptease (book) and Striptease (movie) A striptease is a performance, usually a dance, in which the performer gradually removes their clothing for the purposes of sexually arousing the audience, usually performed in nightclubs. ... A bachelor party (also called a stag party, stag night (UK, Ireland, Canada, and NZ), bulls party (South Africa) or bucks party, bucks night (Australia)) is a party held for a bachelor shortly before he enters marriage, to make the most of his final opportunity to engage in activities a...

Art and Architecture

The two obvious landmarks of Wenceslas Square are at the southeast, uphill end: the 1885-1891 National Museum Building, designed by Czech architect Josef Schulz, and the statue of Wenceslas. National Museum National museum is a Czech scientific institution intended to systematically establish, prepare and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections. ...

The mounted saint was sculpted by Josef Václav Myslbek in 1887–1924, and the image of Wenceslas is accompanied by other Czech patron saints carved into the ornate statue base: Saint Ludmila, Saint Agnes of Bohemia, Saint Prokop, and Saint Adalbert of Prague. The statue base, designed by architect Alois Dryák, includes the inscription: "Svatý Václave, vévodo české země, kníže náš, nedej zahynouti nám ni budoucím" ("Saint Wenceslas, duke of the Czech land, prince of ours, do not let perish us nor our descendants"). A memorable parody of this statue, created by David Černý, hangs in a Lucerna Palace gallery near the square. Josef Václav Myslbek (June 20, 1848 – June 2, 1922) was a Czech sculptor credited for founding of the modern Czech sculpting style. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... St. ... Agnes of Bohemia (Czech ) was the first saint from a Central European country to be canonized by Pope John_Paul_II after the 1989 Velvet_Revolution. ... Adalbert (Czech: Vojtěch, Polish: Wojciech, Germanic equivalent Adalbert - the joy of warrior) was a 10th century bishop of Prague who was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Prussians. ... Alois Dryák (February 24, 1872 - June 6, 1932, both in Prague) was Czech architect and professor of ornamental design. ... David Cerný is a Czech sculptor, whose works can be seen in many locations in Prague. ...

Other significant buildings on the square include:

• Antonin Pfeiffer and Matěj Blecha's Palác Koruna office building and shopping center, #1-2, 1912-1914, with architectural sculpture by Vojtěch Sucharda
• Ludkiv Kysela's Lindt Building, #4, an early work of architectural constructivism
• the BAFA shoe store, #6, 1929
• Matěj Blecha and Emil Králíček's Adam Pharmacy, #8, 1911-1913
• Jan Kotěra's Peterka Building, #12, 1899-1900
• Alois Dryák's Hotel Europa, #25-27, 1905 redesign, with architectural sculptor Ladislav Šaloun
• Antonin Wiehl's Wiehl House, #34, 1896
• the Melantrich Building, #36, 1914, where Alexander Dubček and Václav Havel appeared together on its balcony in November 1989, a major event of the Velvet Revolution

Koruna Building (right) Vojtěch Sucharda (1884 - 1968) was a Czech sculptor, woodcarver and puppeteer. ... Jan Kotěra (December 18, 1871 in Brno – April 17, 1923 in Prague) was a Czech architect, one of the key figures of modern architecture in Bohemia. ... Alois Dryák (February 24, 1872 - June 6, 1932, both in Prague) was Czech architect and professor of ornamental design. ... Statue of Rabbi Loew Ladislav Šaloun (1870 - 1946) was an important Czech sculptor of the Art Nouveau period. ... Melantrich (Czech: Nakladatelství Melantrich - Publishing House Melantrich) was a large Czech language publishing house connected with the Czech National Social Party. ... Alexander Dubček (November 27, 1921 – November 7, 1992) was a Slovak politician and briefly leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969), famous for his attempt to reform the Communist regime (Prague Spring). ... Václav Havel, GCB, CC, (IPA: ) (born October 5, 1936 in Prague) is a Czech writer and dramatist. ... Non-violent protesters face armed policemen The Velvet Revolution (Czech: , Slovak: ) (November 16 – December 29, 1989) refers to a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the Communist government there;[1] it is seen as one of the most important of the Revolutions of 1989. ...

Transportation

The Prague Metro's Line A runs underneath Wenceslas Square, and the Metro's two busiest stations, Muzeum and Můstek, have entrances on the street. Tram tracks running the length of the street were removed from the street in 1980; a proposal to reintroduce trams is under consideration. Currently trams dissect the square only. Most of the street is open to automobile traffic; the northwestern end is pedestrianised. map of the Prague Metro The Prague metro is a subway, underground public transportation network in Prague, Czech Republic. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of Prague metro stations. ... Line C part hall Line A part middle tunnel Image:Europe 2006 629. ... Můstek metro station, platform on Line A Můstek metro station, platform on Line B Můstek is a Prague Metro station on Lines A and B. Categories: ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ...

Literary References

Wenceslas Square is the name of a theatrical play by Larry Shue, which is set in Prague. Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... For other uses, see Play (disambiguation). ... Larry Shue (23 July 1946 - 23 September 1985) was an American playwright and actor, best known for writing two often-performed farces, The Nerd and The Foreigner. ...

Wenceslas Square is the name of a story written by Arthur Phillips, which takes place in Czechoslovakia at the end of the Cold War. The story was published in the compendium Wild East: Stories from the Last Frontier, and featured in Episode 337 of the radio show This American Life. Arthur Phillips (born April 23, 1969, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American novelist active in the 21st century. ... This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio. ...

References

• Lazarova, Daniela (27 Nov. 2004). The Changing Face of Wenceslas Square Radio Praha.
• Stankova, Jaroslava, et al (1992) Prague: Eleven Centuries of Architecture. Prague: PAV. ISBN 80-900003-1-2.

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