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Prague buildings
Known as the "The City of a Hundred Spires," Prague is rich in architectural history with buildings from the Medieval, Baroque, and Renaissance ages and beyond. In the 1900s Prague began to develop its own particular character with a heavy focus on Art Nouveau. Prague was founded in the 9th century and during the time of the Moravian Empire the style of its buildings was primarily Romanesque evidenced in the Vyšehrad and Prague Castle . Romanesque style gave way to Bohemian Gothic in the Middle Ages, and at this point both castles were restored and the Charles Bridge was built. During the following Renaissance period, the return to reason and classical forms is evidenced in the Vladislav Hall in Prague Castle for example. The baroque periods followed, as seen in the impressive St. Nicholas church. Then Rococo took the fore, and the altar at Church of Our Lady before Tyn is in this style. Then came the Art Nouveau movement, beginning with cubism as evidenced in House of the Black Madonna in Prague and the spa pavilion in Láznì Bohdanec. Another fabulous art nouveau building is the Municipal House.
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