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Wenceslas Statue
The focal point of Wenceslas Sq (Václavské náměstí) is this equestrian statue of St Wenceslas at its southern end. Sculptor Josef Myslbek has surrounded the 10th-century duke of Bohemia and the 'Good King Wenceslas', of Christmas carol fame, with four other patron saints of Bohemia - Prokop, Adalbert, Agnes, and Ludmila. Nearby, another small memorial to the victims of communism displays photographs of Jan Palach and fellow martyred student Jan Zajíc.
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White Mountain
The 381m-high White Mountain (Bílá hora) - more of a gentle hillock, actually - on the western outskirts of Prague was the site of the 1620 collapse of Protestant military forces that ended Czech independence for almost 300 years. The only reminder of the battle is a small memorial cairn located on a mound in the middle of a field, with the roof of the Star Summer Palace poking above the forest to the northeast.
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Zbraslav Chateau
As early as 1268 Přemysl Otakar II built a hunting lodge and a chapel here, later rebuilt as a Cistercian monastery. In 1784 it was converted into a baroque chateau which now houses the National Gallery's permanent collection of Asian art, with copies of well-known Czech sculptures in the gardens.
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Žižkov Tower
Hideous or futuristic? Miminka , the 10 giant babies crawling up Prague's TV transmitter, have quelled such debates about this structure (1985-1992), as people just enjoy the quirkiness that sculptor David Černý has brought to the city's tallest landmark. Attractively lighting the 216m needle at night helps, too. High-speed lifts go to a 93m observation deck, but many people prefer the view from Petřín tower.
