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Wenceslas Square is the name of a theatrical play by Larry Shue, which is set in Prague. Wenceslas Square is the name of a story written by Arthur Phillips , which takes place in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic at the end of the Cold War .
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.
Wenceslaus I (Czech: Václav [ˈvaːtslaf] ⓘ; c. 907 – 28 September 935), Wenceslas I or Václav the Good [5] was the Prince of Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935. According to the legend, he was assassinated by his younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel .
New Town's most famous landmark is Wenceslas Square, which was originally built as a horsemarket and now functions as a center of commerce and tourism. In the 15th century, the Novoměstská radnice , or New Town Hall, was the site of the first of the three defenestrations of Prague .
The main hall of the National Museum is located on Wenceslas Square in downtown Prague. Built in neo-renaissance style in 1891, the building underwent significant restoration from 2011 to 2018 to mark the centennial of the Czech and Czechoslovak declaration of independence .
The statues of Saints Norbert, Wenceslaus and Sigismund (Czech: Sousoší svatého Norberta, Václava a Zikmunda) are outdoor sculptures installed on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. They were created by Josef Max.
Photographer Brian Harris was in Prague for The Independent, documenting the unfolding events on camera – the vast crowds surging through Wenceslas Square, the dramatic speeches, the student ...
The statue of Saint Wenceslas (Czech: Socha svatého Václava) is an outdoor sculpture by Johann-Georg Bendl from 1680, installed at Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic. The statue formerly stood in the middle of Wenceslas Square , near Grandhotel Evropa, but was moved to Vyšehrad in 1879.