Franz Kafka Literary Walk

The Franz Kafka Museum is housed within the Herget Brickworks, a former industrial building situated on the Lesser Town bank of the Vltava River. It is instantly recognizable by the fountain in its courtyard, which features two bronze…

The Old-New Synagogue is distinguished by its high, double-gabled roof and thick, buttressed exterior walls of dark stone. Built around twelve seventy by stonemasons from the royal workshop, it is the oldest active synagogue in Europe. The…

The bronze statue of Franz Kafka stands nearly four meters tall, showing a small figure of the writer riding on the shoulders of an empty, headless suit. Created by sculptor Jaroslav Róna and unveiled in two thousand three, it draws…

The Goltz-Kinský Palace is recognizable on the Old Town Square by its striking pink and white stucco façade. Built between seventeen fifty-five and seventeen sixty-five in the Rococo style, the structure was designed for Count Jan Arnošt…

The house at the corner of Kaprova and Maiselova streets, now situated on Franz Kafka Square, marks the birthplace of the writer Franz Kafka. He was born here on July third, eighteen eighty-three, into a family that lived in what was then…

The House at the Minute is distinguished by the intricate black-and-white sgraffito covering its entire exterior, displaying scenes from mythology, biblical tales, and portraits of Habsburg rulers like Rudolf the second. Originally built…

The Café Louvre occupies the first floor of a building on Národní Street that dates back to nineteen hundred and two. Unlike many of Prague’s ground-level establishments, this café requires you to ascend a staircase to reach its dining…

The eleven-meter-tall bust of Franz Kafka is instantly recognizable by its surface, which consists of forty-two independently rotating layers of mirrored stainless steel. Installed in two thousand fourteen, this kinetic sculpture by artist…