Most descriptions of Prague begin with lavishing praise of the beauty of the city. Whether the particular description dwells on Prague being "the City of One Hundred Spires," it being "nestled in a basin encircled with a wealth of border mountain ranges," or of there being "breath-taking panoramic views" within the city, most of this praise refers to the city's physical landscape, either in terms of the natural landscape, the charming melange of architecture within the built landscape or the important designation of much public space in the city as green space. One of the most significant aspects of the physical landscape of Prague, in comparison to that of other European cities, is that it was not destroyed during the World Wars. Therefore, much of the architecture from before this period remains, and there was never a chance to rebuild Prague with socialist planning methods in mind. Prague's landscape bears as many reminders of hundreds of years ago as it does of the past fifty years.

Prague's physcial landscape can be further explored in terms of the following segments:

Weather, Population, and other Basic Information

Geographical Location

Green Space in the city

The City Landscape

Transport within Prague

Transport to and from Prague

Prague in terms of a City Model

Map of City Center

Map of Greater Prague