Amadeus in Prague

Hradčanské náměstí serves as the grand, open forecourt to the western entrance of Prague Castle. You can identify the space by the Marian Plague Column, a tall, ornate stone monument erected between seventeen twenty-six and seventeen…

Míšeňská street is best identified by the quiet, narrow profile of its cobblestone path, which contrasts with the grander, busier thoroughfares nearby in the Malá Strana district. This street serves as a refined example of the area’s…

Maltézské náměstí is defined by a stone statue of Saint John the Baptist, which stands at the square’s northern end as a monument erected in seventeen fifteen. It was placed there during a plague epidemic, replacing a temporary altar, and…

The Royal Danish Embassy in Prague occupies a historic building in the Malá Strana district, a neighborhood long defined by its steep, winding streets and concentrated pockets of baroque architecture beneath the Prague Castle. This part of…

The Church of St Giles is defined by its two western towers of unequal height, a consequence of a fifteenth-century fire that destroyed the original matching spires after a lightning strike. While the exterior maintains a relatively plain…

The Estates Theatre is recognized by its neoclassical facade rising over the Ovocný trh, or Fruit Market, in Prague’s Old Town. Completed in seventeen eighty-three by architect Anton Haffenecker, the building was commissioned by the…

The Leopold Gate is distinguished by its ornate Baroque facade, which sets it apart from the more utilitarian defensive structures of the Vyšehrad fortress. Completed around sixteen seventy, the gate was named for the Holy Roman Emperor…