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Haunting

Prague

The City of a Hundred Spires is also a city of a hundred ghosts. The Golem legend, the Defenestrations, alchemists seeking immortality. Prague's spirits walk cobblestone streets unchanged for centuries.

870 - Present
Czech Republic
20000+ witnesses

Prague is Central Europe’s most haunted city.

The Golem

Jewish legend:

  • Rabbi Loew created it
  • From clay to protect Jews
  • Stored in Old-New Synagogue
  • May still be there
  • Waiting to rise

The Defenestrations

Thrown from windows:

  • 1419, 1618
  • Political murders
  • Started wars
  • Victims’ spirits
  • Castle windows

Charles Bridge

Medieval bridge:

  • 30 statues of saints
  • Built on bodies (legend)
  • Strange sightings
  • After midnight
  • Very active

Old Town Square

Execution site:

  • 27 Protestant leaders
  • Beheaded 1621
  • Their skulls displayed
  • Spirits return
  • June 21st anniversary

Jewish Quarter

Ancient ghetto:

  • Centuries of persecution
  • Holocaust victims
  • Cemetery stacked 12 deep
  • Profound energy
  • Rabbi Loew’s grave

Sources

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