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1 . Wenceslas Square OLD TOWN
The dominant features of the
square are the bronze, equestrian
statue of St Wenceslas (1912)
and the National Museum V l t a v a NEW TOWN
behind it. St Wenceslas, a
former prince who was
murdered by his brother
Boleslav, is the patron
saint of Bohemia.
Locator Map
See Central Prague Map pp16–17

The Assicurazioni 5 . Hotel
Generali Building was Europa
where Franz Kafka (see p70) Both the façade
worked as an insurance and the interior
clerk for 10 months in of the hotel (1906)
1906–7. preserve most of
their original Art
Nouveau features.
JINDŘIŠSKÁ Café Tramvaj 11 The Monument to the

Můstek Victims of Communism is 6 . National
Museum
close to the spot where Jan
Palach immolated himself The grand building
in 1969 in protest at the with its monumental
Warsaw Pact invasion. An staircase was
unofficial shrine has been completed in 1890
Můstek maintained here since 1989. as a symbol of
national prestige.
St Wenceslas
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7 State Opera
Fénix Meticulously
Palace Muzeum refurbished in the
1980s, the interior retains
the luxurious red plush,
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crystal chandeliers and
0 yards 100 gilded stucco of the original
Memorial to Jan late-19th-century theatre.
Palach, who died
in protest against Key
communism. Suggested route
For keys to symbols see back flap
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