Скачать или смотреть The central square of Prague - Old Town Square

Staroměstské náměstí (official name since 1895, in slang today Staromák , formerly also Velké náměstí , from the 13th century Staré tržiště , from the 14th century Staroměstský rynk , in the 18th century most often Staroměstský plac or Velké (Old Town) náměstí , in the second half of the 19 century until 1895 only Velké náměstí , in Old Prague Velký Rynek , in German Altstädter Ring ) is a square in Prague in the center of the Old Town and the historical core of the city in general. It covers an area of ​​more than 9,000 m². The royal road passes through here .

The Old Town Square is surrounded by historic buildings, of which the Old Town Hall with the Astronomical Clock , the Týn Church , the Hussite Church of St. Nicholas in the Old Town, the Kinský Palace and the "U Kamenné Zvonu" house stand out . On the square there is a monument to Master Jan Hus and the Marian Column . The Renaissance , Baroque and Rococo houses around the perimeter of the square have Romanesque and Gothic foundations.