The Municipal House is defined by the massive mosaic titled Apotheosis of Prague that dominates the gable above its main entrance. Completed in nineteen twelve, this building occupies the site of the former Royal Court, where Bohemian…
Wenceslas Square and New Town
This walk guides you through Prague's dynamic 19th and 20th-century center, where grand Art Nouveau boulevards meet historic landmarks of national rebellion and quiet Gothic gardens.
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1. Municipal house
2. Jindřišská Tower
The Jindřišská Tower rises sixty-five point seven meters above Prague, recognizable by its distinct neo-Gothic roof of spires and turrets. Built between fourteen seventy-two and fourteen seventy-six, this stone structure is the tallest…
3. Petschkův palác
The Petschek Palace is a gray, stone-clad building with an imposing, fortress-like facade located at the corner of Politických vězňů and Washingtonova streets. Originally built between nineteen twenty-three and nineteen twenty-nine as the…
4. National Museum
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,…
5. Statue of Saint Wenceslas
The bronze equestrian statue of Saint Wenceslas sits at the top of Wenceslas Square, depicting the tenth-century Duke of Bohemia as a warrior in full armor astride his horse. He is accompanied by four other patron saints of…
6. 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.…
7. Lucerna Palace
Lucerna Palace is marked by the ornate, flowing stonework of its Art Nouveau exterior and a glass-roofed pedestrian passage that serves as a shortcut between Štěpánská and Vodičkova streets. Built between nineteen oh seven and nineteen…
8. Franciscan Gardens
The Franciscan Garden is a walled, rectangular courtyard defined by a quiet geometric layout of rose-covered trellises and trimmed hedges, hidden behind the dense urban blocks of Prague’s New Town. At its center stands a small,…