Sculptures in Prague's Public Space

Shortly after the death of President Václav Havel, Czech Ambassador to the USA Petr Gandalovič came up with the idea to build memorial sites...

Many people believe that the architectural style Brutalism means "brutal architecture". However, the truth is, that its name comes from the French...

The Baroque Summer Palace Portheimka was built in 1728 for himself and his family by Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer, one of the most important Czech...

A new apartment building was built in Bieblova Street in Smíchov a few years ago. The street is named after the Czech...

With its height of 216 meters, the Žižkov Television Tower is the tallest building in Prague. It attracts attention from afar, but...

Sculptor Jaroslav Róna is one of the most significant sculptors whose works can be seen in Prague's public space. I think...

On Kampa Island, there are special manhole covers near the outer wall of Museum Kampa. Actually, they are...

For two weeks only, a giant statue of a dog called "Small Dog" will be exhibited on a boat on the Vltava. A giant...

"Stones of the disappeared" or "stones that you must not miss" are brass cubes with the names of Jews who perished during...

In 2021, the Czech Philharmonic celebrated 125 years since its foundation - paradoxically at a time when all culture was inactive. Because of the...

There are two most important railway stations in the center of Prague. Both are named after presidents, one after the Czech one, the other...

When you enter the garden of the St. Agnes Monastery in the Old Town, you will immediately be surrounded by calm. This...

Sculptor David Černý drew attention to himself for the first time in 1990, when he was 23 years old. That's when he...

The Shelter of the sculptor František Skála in the garden of St. Agnes Monastery looks like a house from a fairy tale. The gardens...

Peace Square is one of the most beautiful squares in Prague - and not only thanks to the Church of St. Ludmila or the...

The castle in the photo is the clinic of pneumology and thoracic surgery at the Bulovka Hospital. The grey...

Until July 1420, it was an ordinary hill called Vítkov after the Prague burgher Vítek of the Hill, who had his vineyards here. But then the hill became the scene of a great battle of the Hussite armies against the Crusaders. And the Hussites were commanded by one of the most famous Czech warlords of all time, Jan Žižka.

Today's Kinsky Square in Smichov was called the Square of Soviet Tankers during the totalitarian era. And lest we doubt it, there was a...