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St. Nicholas Church  
   

St. Nicholas Church

This church, located in Old Town Square, was designed in 1735 by architect K.I. Diezenhofer (who also designed the St. Nicholas Church in Mala Strana as well).
Old Town, the Jewish Quarter, and Crawling Babies on TV Towers

June 14th 2007
Today was a big walking day in Prague. We passed the Municipal House and Powder Tower (which we have seen about a dozen times already since they are next to our hotel) and headed into the main square of Old Town. Our first stop was the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, a beautiful church with twin spires that tower over the town center. Inside the church lies the tomb of the famous Danish astronomer ... read more
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Czech Flag Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more
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