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Beatiful city but the royal place is so mid 😞 (lemmy.world)
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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
  • Don't call Prague Castle a "royal place". We don't have a royal since 1918, and royals since the fall of the Pƙemyslid 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 VĂĄclav 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)
[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

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!

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

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 Pƙemyslid 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...

[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Perchance bec its mid as a building

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That's true but a vaulted throne room is also understandably not what a 21st century president chooses as their everyday workplace.

[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He doesn’t have to? Thats not what makes a royal palace a royal palace?

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Place vs palace. I'm talking about the former, why did you switch?

For the record, the palace overall is not "mid".

[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)




You know what sure move the goalpost! And it is the definition of mid

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It's you who switched from "place" (post title) to "palace" (last comment)

The place [of residence] is the singular building you posted a shitty pic of and it's mid. I'll give you that, and yes, it's the closest existing building here to what could be called a "royal place".

The palace includes the St Vitus Cathedral and if you call the whole largest-in-world complex "mid" in our country, you get slapped in the face

[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

1 I recommend learning how to read

2 Doesn’t save it, look up any other countries royal palace