Lesser Quarter Square

Malostranské náměstí is the main square of Prague's Malá Strana at the foot of Prague Castle.

St. Nicholas Church and the adjacent building complex divides the square in an upper and lower part. From the square Mostecká ulice leads out to the Charles Bridge.The originally independent Prague town of Lesser Town was founded by the Czech King Otakar II Přemysl in 1257. It was built in the place of older settlements under Prague Castle, by the then only Judith Bridge.