Wenceslas Square
In Wenceslas Square, once the Horse Market at the southeastern end of the New Town, the space was laid out in 1348 by Charles IV as part of Prague’s expanding urban plan. The square is named for Saint Wenceslas, the Bohemian patron, and later became a central stage for Czech political life and public demonstrations. During the 19th century, the area was renamed Svatováclavské náměstí as part of the Czech National Revival, and a new Saint Wenceslas statue was erected in 1912 after the original statue was moved to Vyšehrad in 1879. The square stretches about 750 meters as a long boulevard, forming the heart of Prague’s business and cultural community and housing the monumental neoclassical Czech National Museum at its southeast end. It is part of Prague’s historic centre, a World Heritage Site, and is noted for the busiest pedestrian traffic in the country. …
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