Náměstí Míru

This guide to Náměstí Míru in Prague traces the square's four different names across less than a century, from a Czech scientist's honor through a Cold War-era rename after an East German leader to its return as Peace Square after 1989. It also follows what happened underground during the eighteen years the neo-Gothic basilica behind you stood silent, while engineers dug one of Europe's deepest metro stations beneath the square. Listen for how far down they had to go.