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Old
Town
Square is
an
historic
square
in
the Old
Town quarter
of Prague,
the
capital
of
the Czech
Republic.
It
is
located
between Wenceslas
Square and Charles
Bridge.
Buildings
The
square
features
buildings
belonging
to
various
architectural
styles,
including
the Gothic Church
of
Our
Lady
before
Týn,
which
has
been
the
main
church
of
this
part
of
the
city
since
the
14th
century.
Its
characteristic
towers
are
80
m
high.
The
Baroque St.
Nicholas
Church is
another
church
located
in
the
square.
Prague
Orloj is
a medieval astronomical
clock mounted
on
the Old
Town
Hall.
The
clock
was
first
installed
in
1410,
making
it
the
third-oldest
astronomical
clock
in
the
world
and
the
oldest
one
still
in
operation.
The
tower
of
the
Old
Town
Hall
is
open
to
the
public
and
offers
panoramic
views
of
the
Old
Town.
An art
museum of
the
Czech National
Gallery is
located
in
the Kinský
Palace.
Statues
and
memorials
The
square's
center
is
home
to
a
statue
of
religious
reformer Jan
Hus,
who
was burned
at
the
stake in Konstanz for
his
beliefs.
This
led
to
the Hussite
Wars.
The
statue
known
as
the Jan
Hus
Memorial was
erected
on
6
July
1915
to
mark
the
500th
anniversary
of
his
death.
In
front
of
the Old
Town
Hall,
there
is
also
a
memorial
to
the
"martyrs"
(including Jan
Jesenius and Maxmilián
Hošťálek)
beheaded
on
that
spot
during
the Old
Town
Square
execution by Habsburgs,
after
the Battle
of
White
Mountain.
Twenty-seven
crosses
mark
the
pavement
in
their
honour.
The
crosses
were
installed
during
the
repairs
of
the
Old
Town
Hall
after
the WW2,[1] while
a
nearby
plaque
which
lists
the
names
of
all
27
victims
dates
from
1911.Orthodox
Czechs
do
not
trample
these
crosses
out
of
respect.
On
3
November
1918,
a Marian
Column that
had
been
erected
in
the
square
shortly
after
the Thirty
Years'
War was
demolished
in
celebration
of independence from
the Habsburg
empire.The
column
was
re-erected
in
2020.
Markets
Prague
Christmas
Markets
At Christmas and Easter,
markets
are
held
on
the
square;
they
resemble
medieval
markets.
A
tall
decorated
tree
and
a
musical
stage
are
set
up.
The
Christmas
Markets
in
Old
Town
Square
are
the
largest
Christmas
markets
in
the
Czech
Republic
and
are
visited
by
hundreds
of
thousands
of
visitors
from
the
Czech
Republic
and
abroad,
primarily
Germans,
Russians,
Italians
and
Britons.[4][5] In
2016, CNN ranked
Prague’s
Christmas
Markets
among
the
10
best
ones
worldwide.
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