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Josefov. Josefov (also Jewish Quarter; German: Josefstadt) is a town quarter and the smallest cadastral area of Prague, Czech Republic, formerly the Jewish ghetto of the town. It is surrounded by the Old Town. The quarter is often represented by the flag of Prague's Jewish community, a yellow Magen David ( Star of David) on a red field.
Country. Czech Republic. Coordinates. 50°5′10.89″N 14°25′24.19″E. / 50.0863583°N 14.4233861°E / 50.0863583; 14.4233861. Karolinum (formerly Latin: Collegium Carolinum, in Czech Karlova kolej) is a complex of buildings located in the Old Town of Prague. [1] Karolinum, the seat of the Charles University, is one of the oldest ...
Mariánské náměstí (translated as Virgin Mary Square) is a square in Old Town, Prague 1 in the Czech Republic. It is surrounded by significant public buildings such Clementinum with National library, New City Hall with Mayor of the City of Prague residence and Prague City Council, Clam-Gallas Palace and Trauttmansdorff Palace .
The original organ, dating from 1705, is the work of famous Czech organist Abraham Starka of Loket. Over the centuries the organ underwent changes. In 1754 the first reconstruction took place by František Katzer. Again this took place in 1906 by Josef Černý and Josef Rejna. Another intervention took place in 1941.
Prague 1. / 50.08639°N 14.41111°E / 50.08639; 14.41111. Prague 1, formally the Prague 1 Municipal District ( Czech: Městská část Praha 1 ), is a second-tier municipality in Prague. It is co-extensive with the national administrative district ( správní obvod) of the same name. Prague 1 includes most of the medieval heart of the city.
Charles Square. Coordinates: 50.076°N 14.421°E. Church of St. Ignatius. Charles Square ( Czech: Karlovo náměstí) is a city square in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. At roughly 80,550 m² it is one of the largest squares in the world and was the largest town square of the medieval Europe. [1] [2] Founded in 1348 as the main square ...
The Prague Security Studies Institute ( PSSI, Czech: Pražský Institut Bezpečnostnich Studii; PIBS) is a non-profit, nongovernmental organization established in early 2002 to advance the building of a just, secure, democratic and free-market society in the Czech Republic and other post-communist states. PSSI’s primary mission is to build an ...
The Embassy of Germany ( Czech: Německé velvyslanectví) in Prague is located on Vlašská street (formerly Wälsche Spitalgasse ), in the Malá Strana district of Prague, Czech Republic. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between West Germany and Czechoslovakia in 1973, it has occupied the large Palais Lobkowicz.