Charles Square

[1][2] Founded in 1348 as the main square of the New Town by Charles IV, it was known as Dobytčí trh (Cattle Market) from the 15th century and finally named after its founder in 1848.

The square is now one of the main transport hubs of the city centre with Karlovo náměstí metro station and numerous tram lines and busy roads crossing it in all directions.

In the late 14th century the Corpus Christi Chapel was built in the middle of the square.

They also founded a new church dedicated to their patron saint and founder of the Jesuit Order, St. Ignatius of Loyola.

On the south side of the square there is a gate to the Church of St. John of Nepomuk "on the Rock" which was built in the high Baroque style in 1730s by Kilian Ignac Dientzenhofer.