Staroměstské náměstí 3/2: U Minuty
Dům U minuty (‘The Minute’, also known as ‘The White Lion’) is a 15th-century house in the corner of the Old Town Square. The delicate sgraffito-work was added in 1610, but was later plastered over...
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Malé náměstí 142/3: U Rotta
The foundations and surviving romanesque cellars of this substantial property date from the second half of the 12th century. Five hundred years later, the house — by then known as ‘The Three White Roses’ —...
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...
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...
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.
Hybernská 1036/3: Sweerts-Špork Palace
By the end of the seventeenth century, the house that previously stood here – at one time owned by the father of the engraver Václav Hollar – had fallen into disrepair, prompting its sale to...
Peckova 306/11
A beautiful example of a neo-renaissance Prague townhouse. It is situated in the district of Karlín on one side of the tree-lined square that is home to the neo-romanesque basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Seifertova 32/3
This handsome end-of-row apartment block in neo-baroque style represents the western boundary of the suburb of Žižkov. Further along the same street, the main highway and railway lines make a savage cut through the centre...
