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East and north side
Jan Hus Monument

. Church of Our Lady
before Týn
Astronomer and astrologer
Tycho Brahe is buried in
Týn Church (see p72).

Týn School
Gothic rib vaulting is a
primary feature of this
building, which was a school
from the 14th to the mid-
19th century.

Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj
Architect Osvald Polívka designed
this Art Nouveau building in 1898,
with figures of firefighters on the
upper façade. It houses the Ministry
of Local Development.

Staroměstské náměstí, 1793
The engraving by Filip and František
Heger shows the Old Town Square
teeming with people and carriages.
The Old Town Hall is on the left.

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