Jiřího z Poděbrad Square

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Jiřího z Poděbrad Square (George of Poděbrady Square, {{langx|cs|náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad}}) is located in the Vinohrady district of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is dominated by the 1932 Art Nouveau Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord in its centre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.likealocalguide.com/prague/jiriho-z-podebrad-square-with-an-amazing-church|title=Jiřího z Poděbrad Square with an amazing church Review |last=Michal|website=likealocalguide.com|access-date=2020-03-11}} The square is largely an urban park. Its other features include a stone fountain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.praguecityline.com/prague-monuments/jiriho-z-podebrad-square|title=Jiřího z Poděbrad Square|last=|first=|date=|website=Prague City Line|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411163056/http://www.praguecityline.com/prague-monuments/jiriho-z-podebrad-square|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 11, 2015|access-date=2020-03-11}} Metro and tram stops of the same are located on the square.{

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History

Jiřího z Poděbrad Square was established in 1896 and was previously called King George Square (Náměstí krále Jiřího), by name of George of Poděbrady, who was a king of Bohemia from 1458 to 1471. The name of the square was changed to the current one in 1948.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1677/jiriho-z-podebrad-square|title=Jiřího z Poděbrad Square|date=|website=Prague.eu|access-date=2020-03-11}}

References

See also

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