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Historical monuments in sight (within 500m)
DUM U TRI PSTROSU — Former Renaissance Building
This house was constructed in 1585 and purchased by Jan Fux, a merchant with ostrich quills, in 1597. He has it rebuilt in 1606, painted with frescos with motives of ostrich quills and ostrichs as the house emblem. Baroque storey with two gables added in 1657. Painted…
LESSER TOWN BRIDGE TOWER (Malostranská mostecká věž) — Gothic Tower on Charles Bridge
Juditin Bridge's tower (lower Malostranská bridge tower) is a Romanic prismatic tower, originally a part of ward fortifications from the first half of the 12th century, later a part of Juditin bridge. Upper Malostranská tower was built in 1464 from Jiří from Poděbrady…
MALOSTRANSKA RADNICE (BESEDA) — Late-Renaissance Building
Constructed in 1478, used as a townhall up to 1784. It gained the present appearance in 1617-30 when it was rebauilt by G.M. Filippi. Interiors rebuilt in 1660, three towers and decoretive skylights were taken down from the roof in the first half of the 19th century.…
NOSTICKY PALAC — Palace Modified in Baroque Style
It was established in 1623, in Kryštof from Nostic's times, connecting two buildings. More houses and a garden part were connected during 1658-60. It was Rococo and Classicist rebuilt in the 18th century and even further, yet petite, modifications were performed in the…
THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF VICTORY [Kostel Panny Marie Vítězné] — Baroque Church
This Baroque church was constructed by German Lutherans in 1611-13 according to Filippi. Whitefriars rebuilt it after 1624 and erected their own monatsery next to it. Church's orientation was changed during the construction. Tower built in 1669.
THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY UNDER THE CHAIN [Kostel Panny Marie pod řetězem] — Former Romanic Church
This church was built in 1169-82 as a part of a fortified Johanite Monastery, established by King Vratislav II. Gothic rebuilt in the middle of the 14th century, the present appearance comes from the Baroque rebuilding in 1640-60 by C. Lurag.
VRTBOVSKA ZAHRADA — Baroque Garden
Vrtbovská garden, is together with three other Baroque gardens (Vratislavská, Schönbornská and Lobkowická) located on the hillside of Petřín, it is one of the most important Prague Baroque gardens.
Historical monument surroundings
BETLEMSKA KAPLE — Pulpit of Master Jan Hus
Reconstructed universitarian chapel, established in 1391, is a place important not only for our history. Master Jan Hus, whose burning to death in July 6th 1415 is the pivotal moment in the czech history, became the preacher here in 1402. Even Martin Luther King named…
DUM U DVOU SLUNCU — Former Renaissance Building
Former one-storey Renaissance building, only its Renaissance portal is preserved today. It sustained a rebuilding in 1673-93 when it gained one more storey, its frontispiece was rebuilt in the Baroque style and replenished with two gables with skylights. House sign…
DUM U KAMENNEHO ZVONU — Gothic Tower House
Former Early-Gothic object was rebuilt in the second quarter of the 14th century into a town palace of the tower type, probably for King Jan Lucemburk. Rebuilt in the 17th and 18th century in Baroque style. Constructional and architectonical researches performed in…
KOLOWRAT GARDEN [Kolowratská zahrada] — It's one of the Palatial gardens below the Prague castle.
The Kolowrat garden became probably not until the middle 18th century. The wall hides on the eastern side of the garden the foundations of the Romanesque wall, which was part of a large fortification of Prague district called “Malá Strana“. It was the…
Ledebour Garden [Ledeburská zahrada] — It's one of the Palatial gardens below the Prague castle.
The Ledebour Garden is the westernmost part of the complex of Palace Gardens below Prague Castle. The garden was named after later owner Earl Adolf from Ledebour. He acquired the palace and the garden in 1852. The garden was made already in the 17th century by…
LICHTENSTEIN PALACE [Lichtenštejnský palác] — Former Renaissance Palace
In 1591 Jan from Lobkovice unified five houses into one complex which was later rebuilt into a palace. It was then possesed by Karel from Lichtenštejn who obtained it in 1620. Its Renaissance buildings were adjoint by a Classicist front and interiors received an…
NATIONAL THEATRE (Národní divadlo) — New-Renaissance Theatre
The foundation stone of the National Theatre has been laid in 1868 while the Theatre was provisionally opened in 1881. It suffered a great fire on August 2nd of the same year, re-opened in 1883. This fabulous Theatre was built in the New-Renaissance style based on a…
PALAC GOLTZ-KINSKYCH — Baroque Palace
This is an example of a Late-Baroque Classicism style. Palace was built in 1755-65 by Anselmo Lurago by an older project of K.I. Dientzenhofer, beautiful statues in the attic are a masterpiece by F. Platzer. Seat of graphic collections from the National Gallery.
PALAC PANU Z HRADCE — Renaissance Palace
Constructed in 1464, during Jáchym from Hradec's times. Side wings added in 1586-89 when possessed by Adam from Hradec, remained in basically the same shape to the present. Minor changes perormed in 1678 and 1846-7. It belongs to Italian Embassy areal today.
PALAC PANU Z KUNSTATU A PODEBRAD — Romanic Palace
This Romanic Palace to the Lords of Kunštát and Poděbrady used to be a Romanic estate from the second half of the 12th century. It was a seat to the land governor, future czech king Jiří of Poděbrady.
PALAC SMIRICKYCH (U MONTAGU) — Former Renaissance Palace
It gradually evolved from the connection of two buildings. The first building was purchased by Jan From Smiřice in 1573 and connected with the second building after 1603. Core of its Renaissance frontispiece with corner bastions has been preserved from the same time.…
PINKAS SYNAGOGUE [Pinkasova synagoga] — Part of Jewish Museum in Prague
This Synagoge was formerly constructed in a house to Horovic (Hořovský) family as a private chapel. Rebuilt in 1525 by Aron Mešullam Horovic, the Late-Gothic net-ribbed vault in hall comes from this time. J. Goldsmid de Herz added the Southern wing and a gallery for…
PRAZSKY HRAD — Residence To the Czech Kings
Extensive complex of castle palaces and church estates of complicated constructional and historical development. Slavonic castle site was located here already in the 9th century. First Premyslids (Bořivoj, Vratislav I., Václav) established here several church estates.…
SPANELSKA SYNAGOGA — Part of Jewish Museum in Prague
Synagogue of the village to Jews of the Eastern rit has been erected here already in the first half of the 12th century. It used to be called "The Old School" (Temple). Rebuilt several times, the last one being in 1868 where it gained the Pseudo-Moresque…
THE CHURCH OF ST. GILES [Kostel Sv. Jiljí] — Former Gothic Church
Former Romanic church with a canonry, mentioned already in 1238. Bishop Jan from Dražice and archbishop Arnošt from Pardubice established todays Gothic church with two towers on West in 1310-71. Its exteriors still keep their Gothic manner (angle windows, back shores,…
The Church of St. Nicholas [Kostel Sv. Mikuláše] — Baroque Church
This church belongs to the oldest ones in the Old Town, sources first mention it along a flood in 1273. Year 1635 was in the name of changes - the church went under the possession of the Benedicts Order from the Emmaus Monastery who decided to build a new monastery…
THE KLAUSEN SYNAGOGUE [Klausová synagoga] — Part of Jewish Museum in Prague
Klausová Synagogue is located right next to the Old Jewish Cemetery, its today present building was finished in 1694. The contemporary appearance was given during a rebuilding in 1884, while the rolled and amply decored vault has been preserved.
THE MAISEL SYNAGOGUE (Maiselova synagoga) — Part of Jewish Museum in Prague
The Maisel Synagogue was constructed in 1590-92 by the Jewish Town's primate Mordechaj Maisel. The original building suffered some damage during a fire in 1689 and it was then renovated in the Baroque style. Changed backed into the Gothic style between 1893-1905. The…
VALDSTEJNSKA ZAHRADA — Former Manneristic Garden
Former Manneristic garden to Albrecht from Valdštejn was modified several times during the 18th ans 19th cnetury. The method of hinted reconstruction was performed here in the 50s of the 20th century. Set of sculptures by Adrien de Vries dominates the garden, it was…
VEZ CHRAMU SV. MIKULASE — Baroque Cathedral
Supreme-Baroque cathedral erected in 1704-56 by Jessuites, on the place of the former St. Nicholas Gothic Church. The construction was realized by father and then son Dietzenhofer and A. Lurago. This building is considered one of the most precious ones North of the…