Prague (Czech: Praha) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.

Often called the City of a Hundred Spires because of its many churches and towers, Prague is the chief commercial, industrial, and cultural center of the Czech Republic.

Unlike much of central Europe, the city was not seriously damaged in World War II (1939-1945) and remains one of the most beautiful cities on the continent. Throughout centuries prominent personalities paid homage to it. Mozart, Beethoven, Dostoyevsky, Rodin, Apollinaire, Tchaikovsky, Kokoschka and even the British Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II professed their beguilement by its attractiveness and architectural beauty.

From 1918 to 1993, Prague was the capital of Czechoslovakia, which came under Communist control after World War II. Since the fall of Communism in 1989, Prague has become a major tourist attraction, bolstering the city’s economy.

In 1992, the historical core of the city covering 866 hectares was listed as a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site.