Staré Město
When the Josefov ghetto was cleared at the turn of the 20th century, the broad boulevard of Pařížská třída (Paris Ave) was driven in a straight line…
Must-see attractions in Staré Město
Staré Město
Jan Palach Square is named after the young Charles University student who, in January 1969, set himself alight in Wenceslas Square in protest against the…
Staré Město
Designed by Viennese court architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach in 1713, the Clam-Gallas Palace is one of the most extravagantly baroque buildings…
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…
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
One of Prague's leading independent art galleries, the DSC specialises in promoting modern art of international importance from the United States, Britain…
Staré Město
This museum claims to have the largest private collection of Lego models in the world, with a play area at the end where kids can build stuff from Lego…
Staré Město
The baroque facade of this building is adorned with a statue of St John of Nepomuk above the door and a bear in chains on the corner, a reminder of the…
Staré Město
In the northwestern corner of the Týn Courtyard is the 16th-century Granovsky Palace, with an elegant Renaissance loggia and sgraffito and painted…
Staré Město
The Church of St Clement, lavishly redecorated in the baroque style from 1711 to 1715 to plans by Kilian Dientzenhofer, is now a Greek Catholic chapel…
Church of St Francis Seraphinus
Staré Město
The 17th-century Church of St Francis Seraphinus, its dome decorated with a fresco of the Last Judgment, belongs to the Order of Knights of the Cross, the…
Staré Město
The most colourful facade on Little Sq (Malé náměstí) is the 1890 VJ Rott Building, decorated with wall paintings by Mikuláš Aleš. It now houses the…
Staré Město
The town hall was built by Jewish ghetto mayor Mordechai Maisel in 1586. It's worth noting for its clock tower, which has one Hebrew face where the hands…
Staré Město
The elegant 16th-century High Synagogue is so called because its prayer hall (closed to the public) is upstairs.
