Prague Sights

Castle Entrance

#130 of 598 things to do in Prague

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  • Address
    • Hradčany First Courtyard
  • Transport
    • 22, 23 to Pohořelec or Brusnice
    • Malostranská
  • Hours
    • 05:00-24:00 Apr-Oct, 09:00-23:00 Nov-Mar

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Lonely Planet review for Castle Entrance

The main gate, on Hradčany Sq, is flanked by huge, 18th-century statues of battling Titans, which dwarf the guards beneath. Playwright-turned-president Václav Havel brought some pizzazz to the castle after 1989, when he hired the Czech costume designer on the film Amadeus to redesign the guards' uniforms and then instigated a changing of the guard ceremony. The most impressive display is at 12:00, when banners are exchanged and a band plays.

The changing of the guard ceremony takes place every hour between 05:00 and 22:00 (09:00 and 22:00 in winter).

 

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