Staroměstské náměstí 552/16
Facade of A. Storch and Son, Bookseller and Publisher, built in the neo-gothic style in 1896 on the site of the former 15th-century Marshall’s House. The mural is by Láda Novák after a design by...
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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...
Všehrdova 437/15
The House of the Red Cross was built in 1761 on the site of an earlier building on a plot close to Kampa island. Having fallen into a state of disrepair, it underwent extensive restoration...
Na Václavce 1078/30: Vila Helenka
The Vila Helenka was designed and built in 1903 by the architect Alois Korda for his own use. An outstanding, if quirky, example of Art Nouveau sgraffito, the facade was refurbished with a grant from...
Koperníkova 2204/10
This well-proportioned villa on the border between Vinohrady and Vřsovice was until 2012 the residence of the Danish ambassador, the coat of arms of whose country could until recently still be seen above the central...
Ostrčilovo náměstí 518/1: U Bivoje
The bas-relief of 1910 depicts the legend of Bivoj and the Wild Boar, first recounted in the 14th century ‘Dalimil Chronicle’, the earliest work in the Czech language. The hero Bivoj singlehandedly knocks out 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...
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,...
Sokolovská 47/73
A facade with typically strong neo-baroque styling in the Karlín quarter of Prague. Much of this area was rebuilt after the 2002 floods, leading to a surge of interest in its stock of historic housing.
Trojická 1449/4
The deep moulding of this art nouveau doorway in Prague’s New Town is particularly striking in slanting evening light. In the allegory above the lintel, assorted putti fight and play around a linden tree, the...
