Prague was a the capital city of a country[1] in the Bohemia region of Europe in Lyra's world.[2] The first alethiometer was constructed in Prague during the reign of King Rudolf II.[3]
Later, Lyra met an alchemist in Prague.[4] There was a steamboat that sailed between here and Hamburg which Olivier Bonneville boarded when trying to find Pantalaimon.[5]
In Prague there was a junction of the Central European Railway Company. At this junction, lines of one gauge went north and east towards Kiev and Muscovy respectively, while another went south through Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria towards Constantinople.[2]
Prague sat next to the river Vltava, across from the Malá Strana.[2]
Appearances[]
- Northern Lights (Mentioned only)
- The Subtle Knife, appendix (Appears on a map)
- The Secret Commonwealth
References[]
- ↑ The Subtle Knife, appendix
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Secret Commonwealth, Chapter 20
- ↑ Random House - History of the Alethiometer (Archived 20 March 2015)
- ↑ The Guardian
- ↑ The Secret Commonwealth, Chapter 19