New Town Hall

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  • Address
    Karlovo náměstí 23, Charles Sq
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  • Phone
    224 947 131
  • Transport
    underground rail: Karlovo Náměstí

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The historical focus of Charles Square is the New Town Hall, which was built when the New Town was still new. From the window of the tower, two of Wenceslas IV's Catholic councillors were flung to their deaths in 1419 by followers of the Hussite preacher Jan Želivský, giving 'defenestration' (throwing out of a window) a lasting political meaning, and sparking off the Hussite Wars. (This tactic was repeated at Prague Castle in 1618.)

The 23m-tall tower was added to the building 35 years later. You can climb the 221 steps to the top, and visit the Gothic Hall of Justice, which was the site of the defenestration.