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Hotel Louren Praha

Hotel Louren

Prague close to center → Vinohrady, Prague 3 • 1.3 mi ( 2.1 km ) from Wenceslas Square

Luxury Prague hotel Louren (Sieber), from category 4 star Prague hotels, is a wonderful place where you could spend the most enjoyable time. As the hotel has 20 rooms there is a really great chance to treat every guest individually. The hotel location - quite part of Prague Vinohrady - is just a few minutes on foot from the Wenceslas Square and 5 minutes by metro from the Old Town.

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HOTEL U TŘÍ KORUNEK Praha

HOTEL U TŘÍ KORUNEK

Prague close to center → Žižkov, Prague 3 • 1.2 mi ( 2.0 km ) from Wenceslas Square

Hotel Three Crowns from category 3 star Prague hotels, is situated near Prague centre in a quiet area. Prague centre is easily accessible directly by tram or bus. Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square are about a 20 minute walk away. Three Crowns Hotel Prague has a number of cosy rooms, and our friendly staff are ready to assist you in any way they can.

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Hotel Amadeus Praha - Single room

Hotel Amadeus

Prague close to center → Nusle, Prague 2 • 1 mi ( 1.7 km ) from Wenceslas Square

Hotel Amadeus Praha, from category 3 star Prague hotels, is situated in the historical and peaceful area of "Vyšehrad", close to the Vltava River and the Prague Congress Centre, right below the Vyšehrad castle.  Hotel Amadeus offers accommodation in Prague in 29 large, comfortable, well furnished rooms and suites. 

 

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Hostel Cortina Praha

Hostel Cortina

Prague center → Smíchov, Prague 5 • 1.0 mi ( 1.6 km ) from Wenceslas Square

Hostel Cortina, from category cheap accommodation in Prague in historical centre of Prague. Connection - room ‚Hlavni nadrazi‘ or ‚Vaclav square‘ you can take train no. 9 - the stop is called ‚Arbesovo namesti‘. 1,2,3 and 4 bed rooms (hotel type rooms) with their own social amenities.

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Hotel Gloria Praha

Hotel Gloria

Prague close to center → Žižkov, Prague 3 • 1.2 mi ( 2.0 km ) from Wenceslas Square

Gloria hotel Praha, from category 3 star hotels in Prague, is situated near centre of Prague. We offer you a rare retreat in the quiet cobbled streets of Vitkov. Built on the site of a historical house, with high contemporary design blending seamlessly with period architectural features. Prague Hotel Gloria is a high standard hotel after a full reconstruction of rooms and public areas.

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Hotel Pod Věží Praha

Hotel Pod Věží

Prague center → Lesser Town, Prague 1 • 0.7 mi ( 1.2 km ) from Wenceslas Square

Hotel Pod Věží Praha, from category 4 star Prague hotels, is located in Prague centre, just a step far from famous Charles Bridge on the Lesser Town. Its name comes from its position on the left - west bank of the river Vltava, on the slopes immediately below the Prague Castle, in opposition to the larger cities of prague on the right bank, to which it is conjoined by Charles Bridge. 

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Hotel William – Sivek Hotels Praha

Hotel William – Sivek Hotels

Prague center → Lesser Town, Prague 1 • 0.8 mi ( 1.3 km ) from Wenceslas Square

Recently reconstructed Prague Hotel William, belonging to the category 3-star Prague hotels, is located in the historical Prague and offers its guest Prague accommodation in the nice green area of the Lesser Town (Praha Mala Strana). Hotel William has a certain fairy-tail atmosphere which suits the romantic spirit of the area. The customers appreciate also the closeness to the Prague Castle (Prazsky Hrad), Charles Bridge (Karluv Most), to the Nation Theatre (Narodni Divadlo) or the Petrin Tower (Petrinska Rozhledna). The hotel has an interesting history.

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hotel Dalimil Praha

hotel Dalimil

Prague close to center → Žižkov, Prague 3 • 1.2 mi ( 2.0 km ) from Wenceslas Square

Prague Hotel Dalimil is modern 3-star Prague hotel located in the centre of Prague, in quiet surrounding of Prague quarter Zizkov. Hotel Dalimil is situated only 5 minutes by tram from the Prague historical center, approx. 600 m from the Central Railway Station. Guests of Prague Hotel Dalimil have 53 well-equipped double and triple rooms at their disposal.

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Hotel Bishop's House Praha

Hotel Bishop's House

Prague center → Lesser Town, Prague 1 • 0.7 mi ( 1.2 km ) from Wenceslas Square

Hotel Bishop's House (Biskupsky Dum) belonging to 4 star Prague luxury hotels offers accommodation right in the historical centre of Prague, Lesser Town only few steps from Charles Bridge. Luxury Hotel Bishop's House offers Prague accommodation in quiet and comfortly equipped standard double and triple rooms.

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HOTEL TRINIDAD PRAGUE CASTLE Praha

HOTEL TRINIDAD PRAGUE CASTLE

Prague centre → Lesser Town, Prague 1 • 0.6 mi ( 1 km ) from Wenceslas Square

Cosy Prague Hotel Residence Trinidad, from the category 4 star luxury Prague hotels, is situated just in the centre of Old Town in the middle of every main monuments. This Prague hotel has been reconstructed from an apartment house from the beginning of the century, some of the room offer lovely view of famous Prague Castle (Prazsky hrad). It takes only few steps to get to the Old Town Square (Praha Staromestke namesti), Charles Bridge (Karluv most Praha) and Prague Castle (Prazsky hrad).

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Hotel Domus Balthasar Praha

Hotel Domus Balthasar

Prague center → Lesser Town, Prague 1 • 0.8 mi ( 1.2 km ) from Wenceslas Square

If you want something different, Prague Hotel Domus Balthasar is the right place. The hotel offers its guests perfect Prague accommodation just few steps from Charles Bridge, a baroque building on medieval foundations with 21st century design on the Royal Route, in the heart of the oldest and most romantic part of Prague – Lesser Town. Domus Balthasar, one of the category 4 star Prague design hotels offers you place for a perfect holiday, for an enjoyable business trip, it's an unique place.

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Hotel Residence Tabor Praha

Hotel Residence Tabor

Prague close to center → Žižkov, Prague 3 • 1.3 mi ( 2.1 km ) from Wenceslas Square

Prague Hotel Residence Tabor is a standard 3-star Prague hotel belonging to the Prague Hotel Golden City. It is situated right opposite Hotel Golden City, in Taboritska street (Prague 3 - Zizkov). The house was built at the end of the 19th century probably by architect Ignatz Ullmann, one of the leading architects in that time in Prague.

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Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí)

Wenceslas Square

Wenceslas Square (Czech:  Václavské náměst, colloquially Václavák) 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. It is part of the historic centre of Prague, a World Heritage Site.

Formerly known as Koňský trh (Horse Market), for its periodic 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.

Features

Less a square than a boulevard, Wenceslas Square has the 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. At 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.

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 (the largest was the Charles Square). At the southeastern end of the market was the Horse Gate, one of the gates in the walls of the New Town.

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.

On 28 October 1918, Alois Jirásek read the proclamation of independence of Czechoslovakia in front of the Saint Wenceslas statue.

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.

On 16 January 1969, student Jan Palach set himself on fire in Wenceslas Square to protest the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968.

On 28 March 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.

In 1989, during the Velvet Revolution, large demonstrations (with hundreds of thousands of people or more) were held here.

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.

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.

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.

Transport

The Prague Metro's line A runs underneath Wenceslas Square, and the Metro's two busiest stations, Muzeum (lines A and C) and Můstek (lines A and B), 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 bisect the square only. Most of the street is open to automobile traffic; the northwestern end is pedestrianised.

t:source: http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Václavské_náměstí

Landmarks near Wenceslas Square

  • St. Wenceslas statue
    50 yd ( 40 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Public transport station Muzeum - A
    60 yd ( 60 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Metro station Muzeum
    60 yd ( 60 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Narodni muzeum
    140 yd ( 130 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Public transport station Muzeum - C
    160 yd ( 150 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • COMO Restaurant & Café
    170 yd ( 160 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Alcron
    200 yd ( 180 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Divadlo Radka Brzobohatého
    210 yd ( 190 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Veřejné garáže Radisson Blu Alcron Hotel
    230 yd ( 210 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Divadlo Palace Theatre
    230 yd ( 210 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Lucerna
    240 yd ( 220 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Divadlo Rokoko
    300 yd ( 270 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • State Opera Prague
    320 yd ( 290 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Divadlo Síť
    320 yd ( 290 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • 35 (Francouzský Institut)
    340 yd ( 310 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Lucerna
    360 yd ( 320 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Parking Centrum
    360 yd ( 330 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Světozor
    380 yd ( 350 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • Divadlo ABC
    390 yd ( 350 m ) from Wenceslas Square
  • University of New York in Prague
    450 yd ( 410 m ) from Wenceslas Square

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