Prague HISTORY

The origin of Prague The foundation of Prague is connected with a Legend of Libuše Her husband was prince Přemysl She was a Slavic princess and she had a vision: "I see a great city whose glory will touch the stars."

Premysl and Libuse

The Middle Ages First tribes of Slavs are dating to 6th century The Prague Castle was founded around 880 by prince Bořivoj of the Premyslid dynasty Rotunda of St. Vitus was constructed during 10th century Since 995 Prague was seat of the Premyslid dynasty (Prague castle)

The first king with his seat in Prague was Vratislav II The first king with his seat in Prague was Vratislav II. in 11th century Judith bridge was the first stone bridge over the Vltava, but was destroyed The Old Town (Staré město) was founded in 1231 The Lesser Town (Malá Strana) was founded in 1257

Charles IV. Charles IV. rules the country (1346-1378) and will be remembered as the most beloved Czech king During his rule Prague was a centre of culture and prosperity The Prague bishopric was upgraded to an archbishopric Reconstruction of St. Vitus basilica into a cathedral

He founded The New Town in 1348 Established Charles university in 1348 Prague was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire (1355) Construction of Charles Bridge

Hussite wars The first Prague defenestration wars between the Hussite and the Roman Catholic Church many historical artefacts were destroyed during this period

Habsburg dynasty The rule of Habsburgs started in 1526 The seat of monarch was moved to Vienna Rudolf II. Prague was the seat of the king again the centre of science and alchemy many important people like Tycho de Barhe and Johanes Kepler stayed in Prague

The second Prague defenestration Battle of the White Mountain in 1620 The Dark Age of the Czech history Prague lost importance 27 Czech lords were executed on the Old town square Prague was destroyed by a big fire in 1689 The four independent urban areas of Prague (Old Town, Malá Strana, Hradčany, New Town) were united by Joseph II. in 1784 The National Revival

19th century the railway between Prague and Vienna growing industry The National revival –the National theatre and National museum established

Independence CSR was founded in 1918 after WWI capital city : Prague Prague castle was the seat of the president big development of Prague in transportation In 1929 St. Vitus cathedral was finished

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

World War II. Prague and the rest of the republic was occupied by the Nazi Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 Prague uprising and Soviet liberation in 1945

Petschk´s palace

1948- 1989 dictatorship of communists prefabs, metro, shopping centres (Kotva, Máj) occupation by the Soviets since 1968 Velvet revolution in 1989 Since 1993 Prague has been the capital city of the Czech republic

Today In 90s Prague was reconstructed The historical centre was enrolled in UNESCO in 1992 Dancing house was built in 1996 Today Prague is one of the most famous metropolises of Europe