Lužická 1586/18
An exquisite example of an entrance doorway with neo-baroque detailing from the fashionable residential area of Vinohrady.
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Náměstí Míru 820/9: Národní dům (National House)
The neo-renaissance ‘National House’ was built in 1894 to a plan by the great Vinohrady architect Antonín Turek, who was also responsible for the nearby market hall and water tower. Although the Czech nation would...
Puškinovo náměstí 584/11
Art deco facade. A few decades earlier these flowers might have formed part of a softer art nouveau design, but the new century’s movement towards stricter geometrical patterning is plain to see in this example...
Charlese de Gaulla 629/5
Jaroslav Vondrák was one of a generation of young architects who – under the influence of their illustrious teacher Jan Kotěra – was destined to transform the look of domestic architecture in Prague in the...
Bubenečská 365/41
The area of Prague due north of the castle is known for its splendid historicist apartment buildings such as this one on Bubenečská. Alois Zima — who also created residences in Vinohrady, designed three buildings...
Bubenečská 368/21
A mural depicting the slaying of a boar – possibly a reference to the legend of Bivoj – decorates the facade of one of the several art nouveau houses built by Jan Petrák in Bubenečská...
Bubenečská 351/17
Number 17 is one of a row of five fine apartment buildings on this street designed around 1910 by the Dejvice-based architect Jan Petrák. All are decorated with highly-accomplished art nouveau murals. The house on...
Malé náměstí
The oldest fountain in Prague stands in Malé náměstí (Little Square), not far from the more famous Old Town Square. What we see today was substantially remodelled from 1876 to 1878 by the master of...
Gorazdova 1996/13: U Kapínů
A pair of raftsmen, bringing timber downriver from southern Bohemia, form part of the group depicted in this beautifully-composed art nouveau facade, which has as its backdrop the distinctive silhouette of Prague castle. Timber transportation...
Tomášská 26/4: The Golden Stag
The Golden Stag, on St Thomas’s Street, was built for the moneylender Jan Kašpar Friedrich in 1726. The depiction of Saint Hubert – who experienced a divine revelation when Christ appeared to him between the...
