Prague Sights

  1. Lucerna Passage

    This 1920s Art Nouveau shopping arcade, running below the Lucerna Palace between Štěpánská and Vodičkova streets, was designed by ex-president Havel's grandfather, but is now better known for a café, club and the David Černý sculpture Horse (1999). Hanging from the atrium, this wry companion to the Wenceslas Sq statue has its Wenceslas (or Václav) astride the belly of a dead, upside-down steed. At least he's stopped short of flogging it.

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