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Old Town Square (Czech: Staroměstské náměstí [ˈstaroˌmɲɛstskɛː ˈnaːmɲɛsciː] or colloquially Staromák [ˈstaromaːk] ⓘ) is a historic square in the Old Town quarter of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is located between Wenceslas Square and Charles Bridge.
The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town Hall in the Old Town Square.The clock mechanism has three main components – the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; statues of various Catholic saints stand on either side of the clock; "The Walk of the Apostles", an hourly show of moving Apostle figures ...
In 1348, the University of Prague was founded by Charles IV. Since the late 14th century, its main seat has been in Carolinum located in the Old Town of Prague. In 1357, Charles IV commenced building of a new bridge over the Vltava river connecting the Old Town with the Lesser Town of Prague.
On the other hand, Info.cz was launched by the Czech News Center as a news server with the aim of emphasising quality information. [6] Finally, the Czech News Agency (Česká tisková kancelář or ČTK in Czech), previously the national state press agency, is the first and main Czech media with domestic and foreign information services. As it ...
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Prague Castle at night Charles Bridge Bridges of Prague St. Vitus Cathedral Old Town Square in Prague, Town Hall Tower and astronomical clock The astronomical clock Vltava River Týn Church – a view from east of Prague The Church of St. Nicolas The Jerusalem Synagogue, built in 1905 to 1906 by Wilhelm Stiassny, of Bratislava, is the largest Jewish place of worship in Prague.
Television was introduced in Czechoslovakia in 1953. Experimental projects with DVB-T started in 2000. Finally on 21 October 2005, multiplex A (DVB-T) was launched with three channels of Czech Television and one of TV Nova and radio channels of Czech Radio.
Watch a live view of the Gaza skyline as the Israel-Hamas war enters a fifth day. Palestinian civilians were scrambling to find safe havens on Wednesday morning (11 October) as Israel stepped up a ...