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Wenceslas Square is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings. The square is named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia.
In 1968 many of the now famous events of the 'Prague Spring', when the attempt to relax the restrictions on peoples' lives were briefly relaxed until the reforms were reversed by the arrival of Soviet tanks, took place in this square. In November 1989 wenceslas Square was the focus of the 'Velvet revolution', when, following the opening of the Berlin Wall just days before, the Iron Curtain came down and borders were opened. The public gatherings of Prague citizens during that week were estimated to include more than half a million people. The building which now houses Marks & Spencer is the Melantrich building - during the Velvet revolution one of the balcnies of the building served as a focal point of rspeeches by Vaclav Havel and Alexander Dubcek.