in November 1989, a major event of the Velvet Revolution "Hotel Adria", No 26, reconstruction in 1912, in 1918 sold to František Tichý, Burian's Theatre (1925–1928) Transport The Prague Metro's line A runs underneath Wenceslas Square, and the Metro's two busiest stations, Muzeum (lines A and C) and Můstek (lines A and B), have entrances on the street. Currently trams only cut across the square. Tram tracks running the length of the square were removed in 1980; a proposal to reintroduce the tram line has been approved, with construction scheduled to begin in 2023. Most of the street is open to automobile traffic, but the northwestern end has been pedestrianised since 2012. Literary references A tavern in the square, the Golden Goose, is mentioned in Franz Kafka's Amerika, as the place where the Manageress previously worked. Wenceslas Square is the name of a theatrical play by Larry Shue, which is set in Prague. Wenceslas Square is the name of a story written by Arthur Phillips, which takes place in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic at the end of the Cold War. The story was published in the compendium Wild East: Stories from the Last Frontier, and featured in episode 337 of the WBEZ radio show This American Life. "Wenceslas Square" featured in Marc Adnitt's short film "You Want Christmas?" in December 2008. References Lazarova, Daniela (27 November 2004). The Changing Face of Wenceslas Square Radio Praha. Stankova, Jaroslava, et al. (1992) Prague: Eleven Centuries of Architecture. Prague: PAV. . External links Wenceslas Square in Prague Squares in Prague Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia