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DigitalExtropy (cc by 3.0) [LmpwZw] The site of the second defenestration of Prague. DigitalExtropy (cc by 3.0) [ZV8wMy5qcG] Defenestration Room at the Prague Castle Artinpl (public domain) [X2suanBn] The window that started the Thirty Years' War. Jay Galvin (cc by 2.0 ) [emZlbnN0ZX] The window up close. Wolfgang Sauber [b3JhbWlvLm] Memorial below the defenestration window. Jurgen Regel, Marian (cc by 3.0) [MTYxOC5qcG] A woodcut of the defenestration in 1618. Johann Philipp Abelinus [ZV9DYXN0bG] Through the window. Flazaza [b3JhbWlvLm] Memorial below the defenestration window. Jurgen Regel, Marian (cc by 3.0) [Rw] Edward Denny (Atlas Obscura User) [Zl8xNDUuLk] An attempted re-enactment. JamazingClayton (Atlas Obscura User) [NkVCLmpwZW] rbenn250 (Atlas Obscura User) [anBn] The tower where the defenestration took place katielou106 (Atlas Obscura User) Been Here? 660 Want to Visit? 657 Defenestration of Prague Window Copy Link Facebook Twitter Reddit Flipboard Pocket Top Places in Prague [blank-f2c3] Statue of St. Wilgefortis Prague, Czechia --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lennon Wall Prague, Czechia --------------------------------------------------------------------- KGB Muzeum Prague, Czechia See All Deep within the vast Prague Castle complex is an easily overlooked feature that is quite literally a window to a devastating moment in history: the 1618 defenestration (the act of throwing someone out a window as a means of execution) that led to Europe's Thirty Years' War. The origins of the war lie in an entanglement of complexities that are often simplified as a conflict between Protestants and Catholics. When the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II attempted to make Catholicism the sole religion of the empire, the Protestants of Bohemia (modern Czechia) protested the suppression of their religion. In anger, Bohemian nobles in Prague flung two representatives of Ferdinand out of a window of the Royal Palace. The flingees survived their fall with only minor aches and pains, being cushioned by the flocculence of a manure pile, although Catholics claimed that a divine miracle saved them. Then, with significant chips on their shoulders, Ferdinand's representatives reported their assault by the bunch of tossers, and the Thirty Years' War began. As unique as defenestration of one's enemies may sound, this was actually the second historically significant window-tossing event in the city. The first Defenestration of Prague occurred in 1419 when an angry mob threw a judge out of the second story window of the New Town Hall, starting a rather shady tradition. Yet a third defenestration may also have occurred in 1948 when Communists were accused of assassinating Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk by similar means. Although a reference to the Thirty Years' War is unlikely to yield much reaction from most Americans, to central Europe it was a catastrophe of epic proportions, with consequences that reverberate through today. Fought between 1618 and 1648, estimates of fatalities range from 5 million to 11 million people, and it all began from a fit of jealousy in the Czech Office of the Old Royal Palace. If you happen to sashay into the Prague Castle and glaze over at its immensity, take time to visit the famous window for a moment of reflection. Know Before You Go The Czech Office is off the Vladislav Hall in the Old Royal Palace which can be reached via the courtyard to the right of St. Vitus' Cathedral. A plaque to the left of the entrance marks the window. execution palaces castles war history religion military sacred spaces Community Contributors Edward Denny Added by Edward Denny erjeffery f rbenn250 katielou106 JamazingClayton Edited by erjeffery, fortenberryellag, rbenn250, katielou106, JamazingClayton See All + * f fortenberryellag * katielou106 katielou106 * c chris1310 * rbenn250 rbenn250 * JamazingClayton JamazingClayton * erjeffery erjeffery --------------------------------------------------------------------- Published February 15, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Edit this listing Make an Edit Add Photos --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources * https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2012/05/20/ the-three-defenestrations-of-prague/ * http://www.onceatraveler.com/ overlooking-the-defenestration-of-prague [blank-f2c3362333e2a7a073648cf7e50aa224b02674cd3b28b24000ca5cdc8980f] 119 08 Prague 1 Prague Czechia 50.0902, 14.3996 View on Google Maps Book a hotel on Kayak Visit Website Nearby The Deer Moat Pedestrian Tunnel 0.10 miles The Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague 0.15 miles KGB Muzeum 0.21 miles Want to see fewer ads? 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