Charles Square
A large park square in the New Town, laid out by Charles IV in 1348 as a cattle market. It is among the biggest city squares in Europe and is lined by the New Town Hall and a Baroque church.
- Where
- Prague, Czechia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 50.0758, 14.4208
Get the Charles Square stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Charles Square. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Prague volume with your photos and a note.
Near Charles Square
Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius 0.3 km
The main Orthodox church of the Czech lands, in Resslova Street in the New Town. In 1942 the parachutists who killed Reinhard Heydrich hid in its crypt, and a memorial to them stands there today.
Emmaus Monastery 0.5 km
A Benedictine abbey established in 1347 in Prague, known in the Middle Ages as Na Slovanech. Founded by Charles IV, it is known for its church with two modern concrete spires added after bomb damage in 1945, and for its Gothic cloister.
Dancing House 0.5 km
An office building on the Vltava embankment designed by Vlado Milunić with Frank Gehry and completed in 1996. Its two curving towers resemble a pair of dancers, which gave it the nickname Ginger and Fred.
National Theatre 0.8 km
A neo Renaissance opera house on the Vltava embankment, paid for by public donations and opened in 1881. A fire destroyed it soon after, and it reopened in 1883. It is a symbol of Czech national revival.
Wenceslas Square 0.8 km
A long boulevard in Prague's New Town, laid out in the 14th century as a horse market and now a centre of shops and hotels. The National Museum stands at the top beneath a statue of St Wenceslas, and many national events have unfolded here.
National Museum 0.8 km
The principal museum of the Czech Republic, housed in a neo Renaissance building that closes the top of Wenceslas Square. It opened in 1891 and holds natural history, archaeology and historical collections.
Church of Our Lady of the Snows 0.8 km
A Gothic church near Jungmann Square, founded in 1347 by Charles IV. Only the high chancel was ever finished, rising some 34 metres, which makes it one of the tallest church interiors in Prague.
Bethlehem Chapel 1.0 km
A reconstructed Gothic style chapel in the Old Town, founded in 1391 for sermons in Czech. The reformer Jan Hus preached here from 1402, and it became a cradle of the Bohemian Reformation.
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Questions
Where is Charles Square?
Charles Square is in Prague, Czechia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius (0.3 km), Emmaus Monastery (0.5 km), Dancing House (0.5 km).
How do I get the Charles Square stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Charles Square and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Prague volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Charles Square before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Prague volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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