New Town Hall, Prague
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The New Town Hall is the administrative centre of Prague
's (medieval) New Town
Quarter, or "Nové Město". In 1419 it was the site of the first of the three defenestrations of Prague
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Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
's (medieval) New Town
New Town, Prague
The New Town is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. New Town is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague...
Quarter, or "Nové Město". In 1419 it was the site of the first of the three defenestrations of Prague
Defenestrations of Prague
The Defenestrations of Prague were two incidents in the history of Bohemia. The first occurred in 1419 and the second in 1618, although the term "Defenestration of Prague" more commonly refers to the latter incident. Both helped to trigger prolonged conflict within Bohemia and beyond...
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