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Case 12: Prague, Czechoslovakia — 1990s

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Where is this: a lively crowd of young people gathers outdoors, cheering at an event

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What this photograph is

Place: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Coordinates: 50.0869950, 14.4208820
Date: 1990s
Identified by: @az
Confidence: Confirmed by contributors

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Date 1990s

Place

Czechoslovakia pretty sure PIS is cs.wikipedia.org Prague same as above 50.0869950, 14.4208820, 145° people are looking up at astronomical clock, the arch is one of the houses in front of it (yellow one in this photo a4.pbase.com)

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Country Czechoslovakia solved by @az

az Czechoslovakia clue on photo

pretty sure PIS is cs.wikipedia.org

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Place Prague solved by @az

az Prague

same as above

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Exact spot 50.0869950, 14.4208820, 145° solved by @az

az 50.08700, 14.42088

people are looking up at astronomical clock, the arch is one of the houses in front of it (yellow one in this photo a4.pbase.com)

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Decade range 1990s-1990s solved by @az

az 1990s-1990s

Judging by the crowd, clothes and items (Converse shirt, Chinon 3001 camera released in 1987 worth $350, glasses looking very much like RayBan Aviator) many are western tourists so very likely after 1989. Haircuts are also late 80s/early 90s.

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One decade 1990s solved by @az