Wenceslas Square
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Locals organized a memorial after Václav Havel, the first president of the Czech Republic, died on December 18, 2011.
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More a broad boulevard than a typical city square, Wenceslas Square has witnessed a great deal of Czech history – a giant Mass was held here during the revolutionary upheavals of 1848.
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This "square"—more of a rectangle, actually—was first laid out by Charles IV in 1348, and began its existence as a horse market at the center of the New Town.
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Address: Václavské nám., 110 00 Praha 1-Nové Město, Czechia
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