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What Prague looked like in the 1980s Through these fascinating photos

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Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. A significant economic and cultural centre of the country; Prague is one of the most acceptable cities on the continent. The city’s architectural heritage reflects both the uncertain currents of history in Bohemia and the city’s history spanning over 1,000 years.

Prague is known for its active musical life, which reaches a high point each spring in the international spring music festival. Two of Prague’s orchestras, the Prague Symphony and the Czech Philharmonic, have won international acclaim.

Over ten museums are located in Prague and galleries, theatres, cinemas, and other historical exhibits. Public transportation in the city is extensive and modern. Additionally, it has a wide selection of public and private schools, including Charles University in Prague, Central Europe’s oldest university.

#1 Barrels of beer are rolled to the front of the Koruna hotel under a sign extolling the virtues of state socialism

Barrels of beer are rolled to the front of the Koruna hotel under a sign extolling the virtues of state socialism

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#6 A coachload of students disgorges onto the plaza of Hradcány castle, with Prague city centre beyond

A coachload of students disgorges onto the plaza of Hradcány castle, with Prague city centre beyond

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#7 A night tram enters Václavské Námesti past the Dům Dětsky department store

A night tram enters Václavské Námesti past the Dům Dětsky department store

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#10 A tram trundles along Jindrisska in the Nové Město

A tram trundles along Jindrisska in the Nové Město

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#12 Široka runs through the former ghetto, now Josefov, the Jewish district of Prague

Široka runs through the former ghetto, now Josefov, the Jewish district of Prague

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#22 A tram trundles along Jindrisska in the Nové Město

A tram trundles along Jindrisska in the Nové Město

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#23 A tram trundles at a leisurely pace through the Nové Město towards the National Theatre

A tram trundles at a leisurely pace through the Nové Město towards the National Theatre

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#24 A tram trundles through the blackness of eastern Prague

A tram trundles through the blackness of eastern Prague

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#27 A view up Nároni Trida to the National Theatre and the Nové Scena

A view up Nároni Trida to the National Theatre and the Nové Scena

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#29 Church of St Ignatius, just off of Charles Square

Church of St Ignatius, just off of Charles Square

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#30 Dům Dětsky department store on the corner of Nároni Trida

Dům Dětsky department store on the corner of Nároni Trida

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#34 Maiselova was once a principal road in the Jewish Ghetto, now Josefov

Maiselova was once a principal road in the Jewish Ghetto, now Josefov

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#36 Ná Príkope runs from the top of Václavské Námesti towards the Powder Tower

Ná Príkope runs from the top of Václavské Námesti towards the Powder Tower

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#40 Our Lady of Loreto church in the Hradcány district

Our Lady of Loreto church in the Hradcány district

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#41 Shoppers in a quiet street linking the Charles Bridge to Old Town Square

Shoppers in a quiet street linking the Charles Bridge to Old Town Square

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#42 Square in the Old Town was lined with little cafés and second-hand bookshops

Square in the Old Town was lined with little cafés and second-hand bookshops

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#43 St. Vitus Cathedral peeps above the houses of Malé Strana, with the Charles Bridge statue of St Philip Benizi in the foreground

St. Vitus Cathedral peeps above the houses of Malé Strana, with the Charles Bridge statue of St Philip Benizi in the foreground

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#46 Students and shoppers cross the Charles Bridge at lunchtime. St Nicholas church is in the background

Students and shoppers cross the Charles Bridge at lunchtime. St Nicholas church is in the background

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#47 The Charles Bridge as it was in the days before Prague was discovered by mass Western tourism

The Charles Bridge as it was in the days before Prague was discovered by mass Western tourism

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#48 The children are playing in an empty market stall in the Rykíssa district

The children are playing in an empty market stall in the Rykíssa district

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#49 The Old-New Synagogue on Pariszke in Josefov, Prague’s Jewish district

The Old-New Synagogue on Pariszke in Josefov, Prague's Jewish district

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#50 The two children are playing by workers’ flats around the Moser glass factory in Karlovy Vary

The two children are playing by workers' flats around the Moser glass factory in Karlovy Vary

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