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Malostranské náměstí (Lesser Town Square) is the main square of Prague's Malá Strana (Lesser Town) at the foot of Prague Castle.[1]
View from the tower of St. Nicholas Church (Malá Strana)Lower Square, the central area: Jesuit College (now part of the University), tower and dome of St. Nicholas Church.Upper part of the square: Liechtenstein Palace on the left, Prague Castle in the backgroundLower part of the square: Smiřický and Sternberg Palaces on the left, former Malá Strana town hall on the right
St. Nicholas Church and the adjacent building complex divides the square in an upper (western) and lower (eastern) part. From the square Mostecká ulice leads out to the Charles Bridge.[2]
The originally independent Prague town of Lesser Town was founded by the Czech King Otakar II Přemysl in 1257. It was built in the place of older settlements under Prague Castle, by the then only Judith Bridge. From the very beginning, the Lesser Town Ring was its focal point. It served as a marketplace for the castle and as a public meeting place for Lesser Town citizens. The Malá Strana town hall was located here, and the gallows and pillory were also located here in the Middle Ages. The town hall was built in 1470, plundered and destroyed by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War and renovated in Baroque style in 1630. The houses surrounding the square mostly belonged to wealthy nobles who built representative houses under the castle.
After the heyday of Lesser Town under Emperor Charles IV and his successors, the town was almost completely burned down during the Hussite Wars in 1419 and was abandoned for a few years. Another catastrophic fire in 1541 destroyed large parts of Lesser Town and even engulfed the castle. After the fires, the houses, originally built in the Gothic style, were rebuilt in the Renaissance style and later in the Baroque style.
When the Jagiellonians moved the royal seat from the old town back to the castle in the 15th century, and especially when Emperor Rudolf II moved his residence from Vienna to Prague in the 16th century, the Lesser Town experienced a new boom. During this time, rich noble families built magnificent palaces on the Lesser Town Square.
A Gothic parish church has stood in the middle of Lesser Town Square since the 13th century. After the victory of the Catholic Habsburgs in the Battle of White Mountain and the beginning of the Counter-Reformation, Emperor Ferdinand II gave the church and the adjacent buildings to the Jesuits. After demolishing the existing buildings, they erected a large complex of buildings in the middle of the square, the Jesuit College. In the 18th century, the monumental baroque church of St. Nicholas was built.
Josephinism led to the departure of many government authorities to Vienna, the nobility gradually abandoned their residences on Malá Strana. The district became impoverished and turned into a quarter of smaller civil servants and craftsmen. For this reason, the Lesser Town was largely spared from radical modernization during the building boom of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the ring has retained its historical shape to this day.
^Fodor's Citypack Prague Michael Ivory, Fodor's - 2001 - Page 33 "Malostranske namesti is lined with a fascinating mixture of ancient town houses and grand palaces, while attached to St. Nicholas's is the Jesuits's college, now part of the university. HIGHLIGHTS Chram sv. Mikuldse • West front • St. Barbara's .."
^Time Out Prague - 2000 Page 81 "The main drag between Charles Bridge and Malostranske namesti is Mostecka. It's a continuation of the Royal Route - the path taken by the Bohemian kings to their coronation - and is lined with elegant baroque dwellings. At No. 15 is the Kaunitz Palace (Kaunicuv palac), built in 1773."
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Czech July 2016 Click show for important translation instructions Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 236 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Czech Wikipedia article at CS Malostranske namesti see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated CS Malostranske namesti to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Malostranske namesti Lesser Town Square is the main square of Prague s Mala Strana Lesser Town at the foot of Prague Castle 1 View from the tower of St Nicholas Church Mala Strana Lower Square the central area Jesuit College now part of the University tower and dome of St Nicholas Church Upper part of the square Liechtenstein Palace on the left Prague Castle in the backgroundLower part of the square Smiricky and Sternberg Palaces on the left former Mala Strana town hall on the rightSt Nicholas Church and the adjacent building complex divides the square in an upper western and lower eastern part From the square Mostecka ulice leads out to the Charles Bridge 2 The originally independent Prague town of Lesser Town was founded by the Czech King Otakar II Premysl in 1257 It was built in the place of older settlements under Prague Castle by the then only Judith Bridge From the very beginning the Lesser Town Ring was its focal point It served as a marketplace for the castle and as a public meeting place for Lesser Town citizens The Mala Strana town hall was located here and the gallows and pillory were also located here in the Middle Ages The town hall was built in 1470 plundered and destroyed by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years War and renovated in Baroque style in 1630 The houses surrounding the square mostly belonged to wealthy nobles who built representative houses under the castle After the heyday of Lesser Town under Emperor Charles IV and his successors the town was almost completely burned down during the Hussite Wars in 1419 and was abandoned for a few years Another catastrophic fire in 1541 destroyed large parts of Lesser Town and even engulfed the castle After the fires the houses originally built in the Gothic style were rebuilt in the Renaissance style and later in the Baroque style When the Jagiellonians moved the royal seat from the old town back to the castle in the 15th century and especially when Emperor Rudolf II moved his residence from Vienna to Prague in the 16th century the Lesser Town experienced a new boom During this time rich noble families built magnificent palaces on the Lesser Town Square A Gothic parish church has stood in the middle of Lesser Town Square since the 13th century After the victory of the Catholic Habsburgs in the Battle of White Mountain and the beginning of the Counter Reformation Emperor Ferdinand II gave the church and the adjacent buildings to the Jesuits After demolishing the existing buildings they erected a large complex of buildings in the middle of the square the Jesuit College In the 18th century the monumental baroque church of St Nicholas was built Josephinism led to the departure of many government authorities to Vienna the nobility gradually abandoned their residences on Mala Strana The district became impoverished and turned into a quarter of smaller civil servants and craftsmen For this reason the Lesser Town was largely spared from radical modernization during the building boom of the 19th and 20th centuries and the ring has retained its historical shape to this day References edit nbsp Czech Republic portal Fodor s Citypack Prague Michael Ivory Fodor s 2001 Page 33 Malostranske namesti is lined with a fascinating mixture of ancient town houses and grand palaces while attached to St Nicholas s is the Jesuits s college now part of the university HIGHLIGHTS Chram sv Mikuldse West front St Barbara s Time Out Prague 2000 Page 81 The main drag between Charles Bridge and Malostranske namesti is Mostecka It s a continuation of the Royal Route the path taken by the Bohemian kings to their coronation and is lined with elegant baroque dwellings At No 15 is the Kaunitz Palace Kaunicuv palac built in 1773 50 05 17 N 14 24 14 E 50 0881 N 14 4039 E 50 0881 14 4039 nbsp This Czech Republic related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malostranske namesti amp oldid 1165930000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
