New Town Hall (Prague)

New Town Hall (Prague)

The New Town Hall (Czech: Novoměstská radnice) 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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New Town Hall by night

Coordinates: 50°04′41″N 14°25′17″E / 50.07806°N 14.42139°E / 50.07806; 14.42139


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