3d ago

Beatiful city but the royal place is so mid 😞

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Don't call Prague Castle a "royal place". We don't have a royal since 1918, and royals since the fall of the Přemyslid dynasty (1306-1918) didn't have Prague as the primary residence except Charles IV, George of Poděbrady and Rudolph II.
This is just the president's quarters. The castle complex is huge (world's largest) and features lots more, such as the St. Vitus Cathedral.
Cool stuff happened there despite the looks. It's where Rudolf II established Holy Roman Empire's largest court of what was considered science at the time (mainly alchemy and astronomy). Our first post-Communism president Václav Havel and his aides failed to find the balcony keys on the day of the giant Rolling Stones concert so he and the band had to make a daring climb there from a nearby window. Source (Czech)
- How many royal palaces are inhabited by royalty today? But actually importantly: 1
  was built at Prague Castle already at the turn of the 9th and 10th century
  2
  Several Bohemian monarchs ruled as non-hereditary kings and first gained the title in 1085…
  I reckon its name really isn’t “Royal Palace of country” but literal kings had it as their primary residence! Pls don’t act like an american, its a really beatiful country but it does not excell in this one point!
  
  You are right, the building in the picture was the residence of one (1) royal (Rudolph II) because it dates to the 16th century. The dozens of Přemyslid kings may have lived at the same location but their 10th century buildings didn't survive. You never said anything incorrect, I'm just saying that the post seems to overstate the importance of the building. When asked what the presidents' (and past royals') Czech residence is, most Czechs will correctly say "Prague Castle" but will not be able to point at the specific building (Southern Wing, 3rd courtyard). This is not even where major state events happen, that would be Vladislav Hall nearby...

Compared to?
- Literally to every other nation that have one? Humor me and think of any other European nation and look theirs up! They all look better!
  Such a shame that I can’t post pics here…
  
  Interesting point of view. I think it's pretty impressive for a small country, especially since it has been ruled by the Habsburgs and was just considered to be an outpost.

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