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