Prague
Prague, Czech*Praha, city, capital of the*Czech Republic. Lying at the heart of*Europe, it is one of the continent’s finest cities and the major Czech economic and cultural centre. The city has a rich architectural heritage that reflects both the uncertain currents of history in*Bohemia*and an urban life extending back more than 1,000 years.
Tourism.
Since*the fall of the Iron Curtain, Prague has become one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. Prague*suffered considerably less*damage during*World War II*than some other major cities in the region, allowing most of its historic architecture to stay true to form. It contains one of the world's most pristine and varied collections of architecture, from*Romanesque, to*Gothic,*Renaissance,*Baroque,*Rococo,*Neo-Renaissance,*Neo-Gothic,*Art Nouveau,*Cubist,*Neo-Classical*and ultra-modern.
Main attractions
New Town (Nové Město)
Busy and historic*Wenceslas Square
National Museum*at the head of*Wenceslas Square. It is the largest museum in the Czech Republic, covering disciplines from the natural sciences to specialized areas of the social sciences. The staircase of the building offers a nice view of the New Town.
The neo-renaissance*National Museum*with large scientific and historical collections
The*National Theatre, a neo-Renaissance building with golden roof, alongside the banks of the Vltava river
The*deconstructivist*Dancing House*(Fred and Ginger Building)