Trojická 397/18: U Prasátků
Art-nouveau religious murals by Adolf Liebscher adorn the decorative facade of this house in Prague’s New Town. Constructed in 1894 by and for Rudolf Tereba, the house is known as ‘U Prasátků’, after a former...
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Dukelských hrdinů 904/44
The name of this street honours the heroes of the Battle of Dukla Pass (1944), for the Czechoslovak army one of the bloodiest engagements of the Second World War. Forty years earlier, when the street...
Havelská 3/511: U zlaté váhy
The 18th century painting of the archangel Michael has below it the following rhyming prayer: ‘Ochraňuj, Bože, dům tento drahý / který se zove U zlaté váhy’: ‘We pray that Thy protection never fails /...
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...
Kodaňská 554/51
An example of an art nouveau facade from the turn of the twentieth century, located on Kodaňská (Copenhagen Street), the outstanding street of period housing in Vršovice.
Nad Královskou oborou 189/7
‘To us good will, to no man ill’ is one of several proverbs depicted on the facade of this handsome apartment building in Prague 7. Constructed in 1901 overlooking the extensive Stromovka park, the architect...
