| Having become one of Europe's most
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| | Orloj", the Astronomical Clock is said to
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| popular holiday destinations since the
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| | date back to 1410 and is one of many
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| end of the Cold War, Prague is now
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| | astronomical clocks that were constructed
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| considered by many as being overrun with
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| | during the fourteenth and fifteenth
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| stag parties and hen weekends. However,
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| | centuries; other examples of which can be
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| this image overlooks the inherent
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| | found in Strasbourg, Padua and even
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| cultural and scenic beauty of Prague that
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| | Norwich.
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| made it such a superb holiday destination
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| | Also found in Prague's Old Town Square is
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| in the first place. Whether you're just
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| | a statue of the religious reformer, Jan
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| after the cheap beer or you want to
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| | Hus. Hus was an important fourteenth
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| immerse yourself in the sights, there's
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| | century Czech thinker, philosopher and
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| one place in the Czech Republic's
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| | religious reformer whose teachings were
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| stunning capital that's sure to leave you
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| | considered heretical by the Roman
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| breathless - the Old Town Square.
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| | Catholic Church at the time. His
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| The Old Town of Prague resides in the
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| | condemnation and resultant execution by
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| city's UNESCO-protected historic quarter
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| | burning at the stake in 1415 made him a
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| and was the original place of settlement
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| | martyr to the Protestant cause and a key
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| in Prague before the New Town was built
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| | influence on Martin Luther King. Every
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| in the fifteenth century. The Old Town
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| | July 6th, the Czech Republic celebrates
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| Square in Prague forms its centre and is
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| | Jan Hus Day and the statue of him in Old
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| one of the city's most visited
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| | Town Square was erected in 1915 to mark
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| attractions. Located between Wenceslas
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| | the 500th anniversary of his death.
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| Square (the centre of the New Town) and
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| | Prague's Old Town Square isn't just all
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| Charles Bridge, which crosses the Vlata
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| | history, however. Today, many important
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| River, the Old Town Square is streaming
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| | Czech hockey and football matches are
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| with tourists in the summer and plays
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| | shown on big screens in the square and
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| host to Prague's popular Christmas market
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| | the area is enveloped in a flurry of
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| and its New Year's celebrations in
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| | activity when the clock strikes midnight
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| winter.
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| | on New Year's Eve. And with so many
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| Among the Square's most prominent
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| | flights to Prague departing from the UK
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| attractions are the gothic Tyn Cathedral,
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| | on a regular basis, there's no reason not
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| which has occupied the site since 1256
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| | to visit. After all, you might not be
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| and St Nicholas' Church, an example of
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| | able to shake-off the tourists, but
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| Prague's ecclesiastical architecture that
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| | there's no reason you won't succeed in
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| dates back to the baroque period. By far
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| | losing yourself in Prague's historic
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| the most popular feature of the Old Town
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| | wonders. Adam Singleton is an online,
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| Square is the Prague Astronomical Clock,
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| | freelance journalist and keen amateur
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| a medieval astronomical clock that's
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| | photographer. His portfolio, called
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| mounted on the southern wall of the Old
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| | Capquest Photography is available to view
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| Town City Hall. Also known as the "Prague
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| | online.
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