Why Salvador Dali Kissed the Czech Sculptor’s Dirty Hands and About...
It's just a
hard-to-believe story - the Czech sculptor Josef Nálepa was the first sculptor
in the world whom Salvador Dali sat for and...
Václav Havel Benches
Shortly after
the death of President Václav Havel, Czech Ambassador to the USA Petr
Gandalovič came up with the idea to build memorial sites...
Miniatures of Brutalist Architecture Under the Old Castle Steps
Many people believe that the architectural style Brutalism means "brutal architecture". However, the truth is, that its name comes from the French...
Portheimka, a Statue of a Snake, and a Monument to Ferdinand...
The Baroque
Summer Palace Portheimka was built in 1728 for himself and his family by Kilián
Ignác Dientzenhofer, one of the most important Czech...
The Poet’s Facade
A new apartment building was built in Bieblova Street in Smíchov a few years ago. The street is named after the Czech...
Babies on the Tower and on Kampa
With its height of 216 meters, the Žižkov Television Tower is the tallest building in Prague. It attracts attention from afar, but...
Lioness (Jaroslav Róna)
Sculptor
Jaroslav Róna is one of the most significant sculptors whose works can be seen
in Prague's public space.
I think...
Manhole Covers for Reminding of Communist Oppression
On Kampa Island, there are special manhole covers near the outer wall of Museum Kampa. Actually, they are...
A Small Dog Weighing 4 Tons
For two weeks
only, a giant statue of a dog called "Small Dog" will be exhibited on
a boat on the Vltava. A giant...
Paving Stones To Honor the Memory of the Jews (Jaroslav and...
"Stones of the disappeared" or "stones that you must not miss" are brass cubes with the names of Jews who perished during...
Music Concreted in Motion
In 2021, the
Czech Philharmonic celebrated 125 years since its foundation - paradoxically at
a time when all culture was inactive. Because of the...
Why Prague Main Railway Station Is and Isn’t Named After the...
There are two
most important railway stations in the center of Prague. Both are named after
presidents, one after the Czech one, the other...
Dancers Without Horses
When you enter the garden of the St. Agnes Monastery in the Old Town, you will immediately be surrounded by calm. This...
Shelter (František Skála)
The Shelter of
the sculptor František Skála in the garden of St. Agnes Monastery looks like a
house from a fairy tale. The gardens...
Fountain with non-existent animals
Peace Square is
one of the most beautiful squares in Prague - and not only thanks to the Church
of St. Ludmila or the...
Heydrich’s Curve
The castle in
the photo is the clinic of pneumology and thoracic surgery at the Bulovka
Hospital. The grey...
National Memorial on the Vítkov Hill
Until July 1420, it was an ordinary hill called Vítkov after the Prague burgher Vítek of the Hill, who had his vineyards here. But then the hill became the scene of a great battle of the Hussite armies against the Crusaders. And the Hussites were commanded by one of the most famous Czech warlords of all time, Jan Žižka.
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...