28. října 377/13
A highly ornamented doorway on one of Prague’s busiest shopping streets at the west end of Wenceslas Square. The name of the street (’28 October’), commemorates the founding of the newly independent state of Czechoslovakia...
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Lužická 1586/18
An exquisite example of an entrance doorway with neo-baroque detailing from the fashionable residential area of Vinohrady.
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...
Italská 1219/2: Hlavovka
Built by Otakar Bureš to a design by Josef Pospíšil, this neo-baroque palace of 1903 is nowadays a bank. But at one time it was the home of the celebrated ‘Hlavovka’ cafe, a favourite hanut...
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...
Ruská 452/12
An outstanding iron-grilled double-height door of the art nouveau style, one of a number of impressive architectural statements in this street on the border of Vršovice and Vinohrady.
Čermákova 1290/9
A fine 1904 example of a historicist doorway in the residential district of Vinohrady, combining elements of classical, baroque and art nouveau. The street is named after the academic painter Jaroslav Čermák.
