The National Museum sits at the top of Wenceslas Square, defined by a façade over one hundred meters long and a prominent dome that rises above the surrounding city skyline. This neo-Renaissance structure, completed in eighteen ninety-one,…
Mission Impossible Prague
This walk traces the exact spots used during the filming of the 1996 blockbuster Mission: Impossible in the heart of Prague. You will see where the cinematic spy action unfolded, from embassy escapes to tense meeting points.
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1. National Museum
2. W Prague
The W Prague on Wenceslas Square is identified by its ornate, turn-of-the-twentieth-century Art Nouveau façade, which features verdigris and gold ironwork balconies, red window mullions, and a gilded sculpture crowning its pediment.…
3. Na Příkopě & Nekázanka
The intersection of Na Příkopě and Nekázanka marks the path of a medieval defensive moat that once separated Prague's Old Town from the New Town. Where today you find a bustling street of shops, a ten-meter-wide and eight-meter-deep ditch…
4. U Prašné brány 1090/2
The Powder Tower, known locally as Prašná brána, is a late Gothic gateway that marks the beginning of Celetná Street, the first leg of the historic Royal Route leading to Prague Castle. This dark, blackened stone tower rises fifty-six…
5. Old Town Square
The Old Town Square is identified by the two sharp, dark spires of the Church of Our Lady before Týn that rise above the surrounding buildings. This square has served as the center of public life in Prague since the eleventh century, when…
6. Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge is a stone arch bridge that spans the Vltava River, defined by sixteen arches and an alley of thirty statues lining its path. It connects the Old Town with the Lesser Town, measuring over five hundred meters in length.…
7. Na Kampě
Kampa Island is defined by the narrow, artificial waterway known as the Devil’s Stream, or Čertovka, which separates this low-lying stretch of land from the rest of the Malá Strana neighborhood. While officially an island, the ground here…
8. Liechtenstein Palace
The Liechtenstein Palace on Malostranské náměstí occupies the footprint of five original Renaissance houses, unified into a single sprawling structure during the seventeenth century. You can identify the building by its expansive,…
9. Kampa Park
Kampa Park sits on a strip of land bordered by the Vltava River and the narrow Čertovka stream. This area began as a collection of gardens, vineyards, and mills, but its foundations changed dramatically after the great fire of fifteen…