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Prague Square
布拉格广场

Prague Square, also known as the Old Town Square, is a historic square in the Old Town quarter of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is located between Wenceslas Square and the Charles Bridge and features various architectural styles including the Gothic Týn Church and Baroque St. Nicholas Church. Among many churches, tourists may find the Prague Astronomical Clock on this square, while the tower at the Old Town Hall offers a panoramic view of Old Town shop. An art museum of the Czech National Gallery is located in Kinský Palace.
布拉格广场,又称老城广场,是位于捷克首都布拉格老城区的一座具有重要历史意义的广场。布拉格广场位于瓦茨拉夫广场和查理大桥之间,广场上各式各样的建筑是它的一大特色,比如像哥特式的泰恩教堂和巴洛克风格的圣尼古拉斯教堂。在许多教堂之间,游客可以看到广场上的布拉格天文钟,而老城市政厅的塔楼可以让游客一览老城的商铺。捷克国家美术馆的一座艺术博物馆就位于广场上的金斯基宫。

The square's center is home to a statue of religious reformer Jan Hus, who for his beliefs was burned at the stake in Constance. The statue known as the Jan Hus Memorial was erected on July 6, 1915 to mark the 500th anniversary of his death. The square is also home to a memorial to martyrs beheaded on that spot during the Old Town Square execution after the Battle of White Mountain. Old Town Square execution was a mass execution of twenty-seven leaders of the Bohemian Revolt that happened on June 21, 1621 at the Old Town Square in Prague.
广场的中心是一座宗教改革者扬·胡斯的雕像。为了自己的信仰,扬·胡斯在康斯坦茨被火刑处死。扬·胡斯纪念雕像是1915年7月6日为纪念他逝世500周年建造的。布拉格广场上还有一座纪念老城广场大处决时期遇难烈士的纪念碑,白山战役后他们在广场上被处决。这场处决是对波西米亚叛乱27位领导人的一场大屠杀,该叛乱于1621年6月21日在布拉格老城广场上发生。

Twenty-seven crosses mark the pavement in their honor. While the installation date of these crosses is uncertain, a nearby plaque which lists the names of all twenty-seven victims dates from 1911.
人们在人行道上竖起27个十字架来纪念这些烈士。虽然这些十字架的安置日期无法确定,但附近一块罗列了27位遇难者姓名的牌匾可以追溯到1911年。