Staré Město
Commissioned by Prague's Franz Kafka Society in 2003, Jaroslav Róna's unusual sculpture of a mini-Kafka riding on the shoulders of a giant empty suit was…
Must-see attractions in Prague
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In Strahov Monastery’s second courtyard is the Strahov Picture Gallery, with a valuable collection of Gothic, baroque, rococo and romantic art on the 1st…
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On the way up Žižkov Hill you will find this grim-looking barracks of a museum, with a rusting T34 tank parked outside. It's for military enthusiasts only…
Prague
Franz Kafka is buried in the New Jewish Cemetery, which opened around 1890 when the older Jewish cemetery – at the foot of the TV Tower – was closed. To…
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Each evening from spring to late autumn the musical Křižík’s Fountain performs its computer-controlled light-and-water dance. Performances range from…
Prague
More of a museum visit than an actual brewery tour, the presentation here focuses on the 100-plus years of history of the brewery, the only big nationwide…
Malá Strana
There are two towers at the Malá Strana end of Charles Bridge. The taller one was built in the mid-15th century in imitation of the Staré Město tower; it…
Staré Město
The art nouveau facade of this former home of the Prague Insurance Co was designed by Osvald Polívka, with the huge letters ‘PRAHA’ entwined around five…
Staré Město
Though dating from 1912, Josef Gočár’s House of the Black Madonna (Dům U černé Matky Boží) – Prague’s first and finest example of cubist architecture –…
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This apartment building, designed by the grandfather of the late president Václav Havel, was where Havel first chose to live (in preference to Prague…
Prague
This is where the eponymous antihero was arrested at the beginning of Jaroslav Hašek’s comic novel of WWI, The Good Soldier Švejk (which Hašek cranked out…
Prague
This Renaissance palace once served as the 'Institute of Noblewomen' – effectively a home for aristocratic ladies fallen on hard times, founded by Empress…
Staré Město
The second-largest toy museum in the world houses an amazing collection put together by film-maker Ivan Steiger. Newly renovated, it's an Aladdin's Cave…
Staré Město
During restoration in the 1980s a baroque stucco facade was stripped away from this elegant medieval building to reveal the original 14th-century Gothic…
Prague
In January 1969 university student Jan Palach set fire to himself in front of the National Museum to protest against the Soviet-led invasion of…
Staré Město
Part of the National Museum, the small Náprstek Museum houses an ethnographical collection of Asian, African and American cultures, founded by Vojta…
Prague
For those with a particular interest in falconry, the latest exhibition to open at Prague Castle is a 17th-century falconer's house located near the…
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Hidden beneath the 1950s Hotel Jalta on Wenceslas Square lies a communist-era nuclear shelter that was opened to the public in 2013. The tour, led by a…
Staré Město
The handsome Pinkas Synagogue was built in 1535 and used for worship until 1941. After WWII it was converted into a memorial, with wall after wall…
Prague
In the 16th century, houses were built for castle staff in an enclave of curving cobblestone streets down the slope north of the Loreta. Today these…
Prague
This bell tower, dating from the 15th century but rebuilt in Gothic style in the 1870s, dominates the end of Jindřišská, a busy street running northeast…
Staré Město
The slice of Staré Město bounded by Kaprova, Dlouhá and Kozí contains the remains of the once-thriving quarter of Josefov, Prague’s former Jewish ghetto,…
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This simple monument (eight hands giving the 'V' for victory sign and the date 17.11.1989) commemorates the Velvet Revolution, which began on Národní…
Prague
Not, as many imagine, a museum dedicated to the world of excellent Czech film, but an interactive space that examines how films are made and the history…
Prague
There's been a church on this site for around 1000 years, though the distinctive twin steeples, a feature of the Vyšehrad skyline, were added only in 1903…
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An outlying branch of the National Museum and an often-overlooked gem, the Lapidárium is a repository for some 400 sculptures from the 11th to the 19th…
Malá Strana
First opened in 1891, Prague’s funicular railway now uses modern coaches that trundle back and forth on 510m of track, saving visitors a climb up Petřín…
Malá Strana
References to the Knights of Malta around Malá Strana hark back to 1169, when the military order established a monastery in the Church of Our Lady Beneath…
Prague
Siberian technician Anatoly Konyenko once manufactured tools for microsurgery, but in his spare time he spent 7½ years crafting a pair of golden…
Prague
The lemon-yellow walls of the Convent of St Ursula frame a pink church, which has a lush baroque interior that includes a battalion of Apostle statues…
Malá Strana
Tourists, drawn in by an attractive cafe and bookshop, rub shoulders with connoisseurs of the Czech art world in this private gallery. Having rapidly…
Staré Město
The grand halls of this 18th-century aristocratic palace have been restored and now serve as an exhibition space for the City of Prague Gallery. If the…
Prague
A passage to the north of St Vitus Cathedral leads to the Powder Tower, also called Mihulka, which was built in the 15th century as part of the castle’s…
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A obscure branch of the Prague City Museum, this now defunct, 17th-century water tower houses an interesting exhibit on the various fires that have change…
Prague
For architecture buffs, the impressive silhouette of this huge Stalin-era building in Dejvice will be familiar to anyone who has visited Moscow. The Hotel…
National Museum of Agriculture
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Located next to the National Technical Museum, Prague's agriculture museum is a great place to take little ones. Exhibits include moving tractors, lots of…
Miminka (David Černý Sculpture)
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Perhaps David Černý's most famous public artwork is the 10 giant crawling babies with slots for faces that appear to be exploring the outside of the TV…
Prague
The House of the Hlahol Choir, built in 1906 by Josef Fanta for a patriotic choral society associated with the Czech National Revival, is decorated with…
Staré Město
Housed in the Rudolfinum complex of concert halls, this gallery specialises in changing exhibitions of contemporary art. The entrance is on the riverfront…
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The Goethe Institute, an elegant art nouveau building, was formerly the East German embassy. Nearby, at No 26, is a beautiful art nouveau apartment…
