Historic Centre of Prague
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The Historic Centre of Prague is a UNESCO-listed medieval urban core of the Czech capital, renowned for its well-preserved Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture, including landmarks like Prague Castle and Old Town Square.
All labels observed (16)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ historic district ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Nouveau
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Baroque ⓘ Gothic ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ Romanesque ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected under Czech heritage law ⓘ |
| contains |
Astronomical Clock
ⓘ
Charles Bridge ⓘ Charles University in Prague ⓘ
surface form:
Charles University historic buildings
Hradčany ⓘ Josefov ⓘ Lesser Town, Prague ⓘ
surface form:
Lesser Town of Prague
Národní divadlo ⓘ
surface form:
National Theatre (Prague)
New Town, Prague ⓘ
surface form:
New Town of Prague
Old Town Square ⓘ Old Town, Prague ⓘ
surface form:
Old Town of Prague
Prague Castle ⓘ Rudolfinum ⓘ St. Vitus Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
St Vitus Cathedral
Vyšehrad ⓘ |
| country | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| dateInscribedOnUNESCOList | 1992 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Prague city authorities
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Prague authorities
|
| hasOfficialLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| inscriptionReason | outstanding testimony to the architectural and cultural development of Central Europe ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ensemble of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments
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panoramic skyline with church towers and spires ⓘ well-preserved medieval street pattern ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bohemia
ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ Prague ⓘ |
| partOf |
Czech national cultural heritage register
ⓘ
Historic Centre of Prague self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prague urban conservation area
|
| significance |
historic capital of the Holy Roman Empire at various periods
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important centre of the Bohemian Kingdom ⓘ major centre of medieval urban development in Central Europe ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major international tourist destination ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Vltava River ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | urban ensemble ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageID | 616 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Prague)
this entity surface form:
historic centre of Prague (wider area)
this entity surface form:
Prague Old Town conservation area
this entity surface form:
Prague city center
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Prague
this entity surface form:
Prague city centre
this entity surface form:
historic centre of Prague
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Prague)
this entity surface form:
Prague Historic Centre
this entity surface form:
Prague urban conservation area
this entity surface form:
Prague conservation area
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Prague)
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Prague)
subject surface form:
Royal Garden (Prague Castle)
this entity surface form:
Prague city centre
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Historic Centre of Prague)
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (historic centre of Prague)
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Prague
subject surface form:
St. Nicholas Church (Old Town, Prague)
this entity surface form:
historic centre of Prague
subject surface form:
St. Nicholas Church (Old Town, Prague)
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Prague
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (via historic center of Prague)
this entity surface form:
historic centre of Prague
this entity surface form:
Prague conservation area
this entity surface form:
Prague city centre
this entity surface form:
Prague city centre
this entity surface form:
historic center of Prague