Na Královce 508/3
Dating from 1908, this fine neo-baroque apartment building presents its beautifully-proportioned facade to the quiet street of Na Královce, adjacent to the Grébovka Villa. Since 2011, this house has been home to the offices of...
Tagged: neo-baroque
Kodaňská 559/23
Saint Wenceslas (Svatý Václav) was a tenth-century duke of Bohemia and patron of the Czech lands. His good deeds, particularly those carried out with his page Podevin, became the subject of a favourite English Christmas...
Jugoslávská 802/2
One of the most fascinating aspects of Prague’s urban plan is the way in which streetnames have been altered to reflect the changing history of the region. A good example can be found here. At...
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.
Kodaňská 552/35
The lack of fresh paint lends a particularly impressive air to this neo-baroque building on Vrsovice’s elegant Kodaňská street.
Šubertova 1353/4
Number 4 was built at the start of the twentieth century when the street was known simply as ‘U Divadla’ (Theatre Street) after the nearby Vinohrady Theatre. Later the street was renamed in honour of...
Záhřebská 577/33
A figure clad in historic dress stands guard over a handsome neo-renaissance apartment building in Zagreb Street in Prague’s Vinohrady district.
