In Prague, medieval power and 20th-century conflict sit side by side. The city rose to prominence under Charles IV, who expanded Prague Castle and commissioned the Charles Bridge, shaping a capital of the Holy Roman Empire. Gothic towers and fortified walls reflected wealth, faith, and ambition. Centuries later, Prague endured occupation after Nazi Germany seized Czechoslovakia in 1939. Under Adolf Hitler, the city became part of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, its Jewish community deva