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Melantrichova Passage
This narrow passageway leads to the
Old Town Square, with the Old Town
Hall and its astronomical clock.

South side
Jan Hus Monument

At the Ox
At the Red Fox Named after its 15th-century
A golden Madonna and Child look owner, the burgher Ochs, this
down from the Baroque façade of house features an early
an originally Romanesque building. 18th-century stone statue
of St Anthony of Padua.

1948 Klement
Gottwald proclaims
1338 Old Town Leopold II’s Royal Procession through Communist state
becomes the Old Town Square in 1791 1735 Church of St from balcony of
municipality Nicholas completed Kinský Palace
1150 1300 1450 1600 1750 1900 2050
1200 Square is 1365 1621 Execution of 27 1784
meeting point Building of anti-Habsburg leaders Unification of
of trade routes present Týn in square (see p75) Prague towns
and important Church Hus
market 1689 Fire destroys large part of 1915 Unveiling of Jan Monument
Old Town Hus Monument (detail)

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