What do you see when you look down on Prague from...
1 - St. Procopius Church Tower2 - House of Joy, formerly the House of Trade Unions and,...
What Is the Prague Pavement Named After?
The original
pavement on the streets of the Old Town and Lesser Town and Hradčany was made
of quartzite. Simply put, sandstone has metamorphosed...
Dual Bohemian Crown Jewels
The Bohemian crown jewels are kept in the Crown Jewels chamber in St. Vitus Cathedral. They are exhibited only on exceptional occasions,...
More Than a Century-Old Carousel With Horses on Letná
On Letná, the
famous historical carousel, on which people could ride as early as 1894, has
spun again. It will be in operation from...
Kooperativa Insurance Company Exhibition Hall and Why Its Director Flies Like...
At the Kooperativa insurance company headquarters in Karlín, you can see paintings from its collection at individual thematic exhibitions. Kooperativa thus continued...
Charles IV
The statue of
Charles IV on Křížovnické Square was to be unveiled in 1848 on the occasion of
the 500th anniversary of the foundation...
Prague under the water
When you're in Kampa and you buy mulled
wine in the Bruncvík bistro under the arch of Charles Bridge, notice the lines
with the...
The Pub Has Been Here Since 1642
The Na slamníku pub has been known since the Middle Ages. So when you go for a walk in Stromovka, you can...
U Stýblů Passage
The passage of the functionalist "U
Stýblů" Palace was famous in three ways. The largest Alfa cinema in Prague
was located here, with a...
Six Tunnels under the National Theater
There are six tunnels under the National
Theater. Two of them are older than the theater itself and were there even
before the construction...
Brightly Colored Wooden Horses on Petrin Hill
https://vimeo.com/582674398
One of the most beautiful and oldest original carousels in Europe has been installed next to...
How Houses are Numbered in Prague
The numbering was enforced by the army so that they would have a better overview of who the army could call for compulsory military service.
“What do you want?”, he whispered. “Police!”, the policeman whispered too.
The doorbell rang. The man carefully opened the door and when he saw the police standing in the hallway of the house,...
