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ENJOY PRAGUE!



                                                                2023 WAD MID-TERM MEETING

                                                                           April 26-29, 2023


                                                                       Hilton Old Town Prague,
                                                                             Czech Republic








         Prague 1, that’s where it all started, the Old Town of Prague! Also known as Staré Mesto, the Old Town has its roots dating back to the 9th
         century when it was merely a marketplace. Over time, the Kings of Bohemia granted the building of a town hall, complete with a moat and
         fortifications. Trade picked up and people settled in the town, making it a lively city, a beacon in Central Europe. Today, the Old Town comprises
         of the Jewish Quarter (Josefov), the Old Town Square and Hall, and other buildings up to the Charles Bridge. The red-tile roofs and Gothic
         buildings with spires make the Old Town seem straight out of a fairytale! Here is a guide to explore the treasures of this ancient half of the city
         the top things things you ought to do in Old Town Prague.

         TEN things in your itinerary besides the meeting….



















                                                                 There is no better place in Prague to understand the life and culture
        Watch the hour go past at the Astronomical Clock with its bright   of the Jewish community from the region of Bohemia and Moravia,
        blue and yellow detailing, will hypnotize you with its ticking. You will   than the Prague Jewish Museum
        be instantly transported back to 1410 when the clock was installed
        on the south wall of the Old Town Hall.


















                                                                 Be amazed at the luxurious Municipal House. The Art-Nouveau
                                                                 building encapsulates the vision of the Czech Republic and its
        Explore the buildings of the Old Town Hall an emblematic of the   coming of independence and was built to celebrate the people and
        evolution of the Kingdom of Bohemia                      heritage of the country.

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