Until the late nineteenth century, most of the people living in Prague spoke German, not Czech. The city’s own census recorded it. The Czech language survived in the countryside and in books, but not in the capital’s streets. Then the industrial boom pulled thousands of Czech-speaking villagers into the factories, and the balance flipped within a generation. By the time Czechoslovakia was declared here in 1918, the city had reinvented itself. That reversal still shapes how Prague thinks about itself. The National Theatre, rebuilt by public donation after a fire in 1881, was an early act of that new Czech city — and the castle above the river remains the largest ancient castle complex in the world.
Prague audio guide
Tella is a free audio guide for any place on Earth. Here are 30 places in Prague worth a story. Open one on the map and hear it read aloud in English, or take the Android app on a walk and let it narrate whatever you pass.
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About Prague
Places worth a story
Charles University
oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic
Prague Castle
castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic, dating from the 9th century
St. Vitus Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Prague
Listen on the map → Photo: M ath K night and Zachi Evenor · CC BY 2.5
National Library of the Czech Republic
central library of the Czech Republic
Dancing House
building in Prague, Czech Republic
Listen on the map → Photo: Danny Alexander Lettkemann, Architekt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church of Our Lady before Týn
church building in Old Town, Czech Republic
Listen on the map → Photo: A.Savin · FAL
National Gallery Prague
art museum in Prague, Czechia
Listen on the map → Photo: Czech Wikipedia user Packa · CC BY-SA 2.5
Old New Synagogue
synagogue in Prague, Czechia
Fortuna Arena
football stadium in Prague, Czech Republic
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech public university
Praha hlavní nádraží
railway station in Prague, Czechia
Golden Lane
street in Prague, part of Prague Castle
Listen on the map → Photo: Maros M r a z (Maros) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Letná Stadium
football stadium in Prague, Czechia
Žižkov Television Tower
TV tower in Prague, Czech Republic
Listen on the map → Photo: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden · CC BY 2.0
Powder Tower
tower in Prague, Czech Republic
Listen on the map → Photo: Hans Peter Schaefer, http://www.reserv-a-rt.de · CC BY-SA 3.0
St. George's Basilica
church in Prague, Czech Republic
Clementinum
building complex in Prague, currently used as library
Great Strahov Stadium
stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czechia
Listen on the map → Photo: CC BY-SA 2.5
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