overview about the place Havlíčkovo náměstí (Havlíčkovo Square), with its lovely park and flower beds, is graced in the middle with a statue of Karel Havlíček Borovský, Czech satirist, poet, and journalist. The corner building, in fine Historicist style, is the district town hall. Serving as the local administrative centre, it features an exhibition space and small inner courtyard with sculptural decorations. more about the place Curiosity: Václav Havel got married twice at the Žižkov Town Hall. The world-renowned Czech playwright, dissident, and later Czechoslovak and Czech president, married Olga Šplíchalová, who lived nearby, here. After he was widowed, he once again went to the Žižkov Town Hall to wed actress Dagmar Veškrnová. history The square has borne its present name since May 1911. Previously known as Basilejské náměstí — a name now used by another square in Žižkov — it was renamed to mark the ceremonial unveiling of a three-metre statue of Karel Havlíček Borovský, created by the sculptor Josef Strachovský. Two earlier versions of the statue had already appeared, the first in Chicago in 1910 and the second in Kutná Hora a year later. During the Nazi occupation, the damaged Žižkov statue was concealed and the square was renamed Husovo náměstí — it is curious to note that the Nazis tolerated the name of Jan Hus. The square has again borne the name of Karel Havlíček Borovský since 1945, and a replica of the original statue now stands in its rightful location.