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Prague is filled with beauty and can be enjoyed and explored for days. Prague’s historical centre has an area of 866ha. Since 1992 it has been listed by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site. The city has its charm at any time of the year. Typical for Prague city centre are its winding lanes and buildings in every possible architectural style: Romanesque rotundas, Gothic cathedrals, Baroque and Renaissance palaces, art nouveau, neo-classical, cubist and functionalist houses and contemporary structures. The name „Golden Prague“ was given to the city during the reign of Czech King and Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV, when the towers of Prague Castle were covered in gold. Another theory is that Prague was called ‘Golden’ during the reign of Rudolf II who employed alchemists to turn ordinary metals into gold.

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