Prague Castle Overlooking the Charles Bridge Poster

"Prague Castle Overlooking the Charles Bridge, Prague Czech Republic" by Catherine Sherman. The majestic Prague Castle rises above the city of Prague, overlooking beautiful historic buildings and the stone Charles Bridge arching over the Vltava river. The buildings are surrounded by lush trees under a partly cloudy sky. Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated on the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.4 million people. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of Central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era.