Victory Column
Right next to the St. Vitus Cathedral, in
the third courtyard of Prague Castle, is a tall granite column - a truncated
pyramid with...
Limnigraph at Výtoň
Near Prague`s Railway Bridge, there is
something on the Vltava embankment that most people in Prague consider
"such strange clock". In fact, it's a...
St. Wenceslas Column
If you enter the Charles Bridge from the
Old Town side and walk in the middle of the path, you step on a...
Memorial to the Victims of Communism
The Memorial to the Victims of Communism
at the foot of Petřín is the work of sculptor Olbram Zoubek and was unveiled in
May...
Golden and Silver Street
Everyone knows Zlatá ulička (the Golden
Lane) at Prague Castle. The word "ulička" is a diminutive of the word
"ulice", i.e. street. Castle has...
Miloš Forman, Amadeus and Golden Armchairs
When Miloš Forman decided how to make the
movie Amadeus (1984), which later won 8 Oscars, he insisted that the film be
shot in...
The Only One Cubist Lamp in the World
One of the significant buildings in the
lower part of Wenceslas Square is the Baťa department store. If you stand in
front of it,...
Faculty of Arts
Is there any former student of the Prague
Faculty of Arts who would like to walk its corridors with us during the
Christmas calm?
The Story of Bruncvík and his Faithful Lion
At the end of the 18th century Prague
still had four independent districts - the Old Town, the New Town, the Lesser
Town and...
Werich’s Villa on Kampa
"I'm supposed to take your passport,
sir. I can delay it until January 9. If you don't leave by January 9th, I'll
have to...
About Prague That Has Long Disappeared
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, 500 houses were demolished during the redevelopment in Prague, which made areas of Prague more modern, cleaner and safer.
Franciscan Garden
The Franciscan Garden was founded in 1347 as the fruit and vegetable garden of the Franciscan monastery.
In...
Řetězová ulice (Chain Street )
Řetězová Street (Chain Street) is the essence of old Prague. Its romance, nostalgia, and centuries and centuries of history, which are inscribed...
Kožná Street
Kožná Street is one of those that connects
the "arteries of tourism", but they themselves are essentially aside
of interest. So while every visitor...
House of Johannes Kepler
The House at the French Crown has one
entrance to Karlova Street, just before Charles Bridge. If you enter, you will
reach a courtyard...
Giraffe (Jaroslav Róna)
The Velvet Revolution brightened up the Czech public spaces, Prague included. It concerns both the cleanliness of the city and the colour...
Prague Botanical Garden – Fata Morgana
The tropical greenhouse of the Prague Botanical Garden Fata Morgana has an area of 1750 square meters and...
