Karlova 175/3: U Zlaté Studny
The facade of the 16th-century house ‘U Zlaté Studny’ (The Golden Well) was decorated in 1701 with these reliefs by Jan Oldřich Mayer. Clockwise from top left: Saint Wenceslas, Saint John of Nepomuk, Saint Roch,...
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Prague Loreto
According to legend, in order to keep it safe from the hands of the infidel, the simple house in which the Virgin Mary is supposed to have lived was transported from Nazareth by divine intervention....
Vejvodova 445/1
‘Dante Deo nihil nocet invidia, et eo non dante, nihil iuvat labor’ (‘With God’s grace, envy brings no pain; without His grace, all toil’s in vain’); ‘An Gottes Segen ist alles gelegen’ (‘Upon God’s blessing...
Dražického náměstí 76/12: U tří pštrosů
U tří pštrosů (The Three Ostriches) was built in 1597 on the site of a mediaeval public house at one end of Charles Bridge. This well-preserved mural on the west-facing wall most likely denotes the...
Anglická 1219/27
This magnificent neo-baroque house at the corner of Anglická and Náměstí Míru is by the architect and designer Josef Pospíšil. Although relatively little is known about him, Pospíšil left behind an enormous catalogue of Prague...
Prašná brána (Powder Tower)
For many years, the eastern wall of the city was guarded by an imposing gatehouse on the road leading to the royal mint at Kutná Hora. In time, it came to form the entrance to...
Václavské náměstí 795/40: Šupich building
The completion in 1891 of the new museum at the top of Wenceslas Square was the crowning achievement of the Czech National Revival, a statement of nationhood that anticipated by thirty years the founding of...
Václavské náměstí 825/27: Meran Hotel
The Meran Hotel, Wenceslas Square (formerly the Hotel Garni) was designed by Alois Dryák and Jan Letzel, and constructed between 1895 and 1906. Directly abutting on this building is another fine example of contemporary art...
Polská 2400/1: Sokol building, Vinohrady
Thirty years before the foundation of the modern Olympic movement, the German-born art historian Miroslav Tyrš revived the ancient ideal of physical and spiritual improvement in the Czech lands. His brainchild, the Sokol (‘Falcon’) organization,...
Nuselský Most (Nusle Bridge)
Since the nineteenth century, various solutions had been proposed for a bridge to link central Prague with the southern suburb of Pankrác, spanning the third-of-a-mile-wide Botič valley. Architects Stanislav Bechyně and Bohumír Kozák produced an...
