The Naked Lady – Lilith A short tram or metro ride from the centre of town to the far side of Karlin will bring you to an area called Invalidovna. You’ll find some sculpture work here by David Cerny often referred to as the naked lady but has the official name Lilith. Lilith Construction Unveiled … Read More
Restaurant Zvonice Some of the quirkiest restaurants in the city are largely hidden from view. In this case you can see this restaurant from hundreds of metres away, you just don’t realise it’s a restaurant because it’s built into a bell tower. In Czech bell is “zvon” hence the name of the Restaurant Zvonice meaning … Read More
Prague Streets – Peace Square In Czech this is known as Namesti Miru but for the purposes of the post I’ll just call it Peace Square. It’s located in the second district called Vinohrady. Now it’s a bustling public transport hub surrounded by cafes, restaurants and a theatre and dominated by a large church. But … Read More
U Železné Lávky – At the Place of the Iron Footbridge On the Prague Fords post I explained how present-day Prague developed and grew based on the ability to be able to cross here between both sides of the river for much of the year using a number of fords. Later there would be a … Read More
Smetana Hall All guidebooks about Prague will mention the Municipal House but the Smetana Hall inside the building gets much less coverage probably because it’s not a place that you can just walk into. Strange, when you think that the Smetana Hall was to be the beacon of the celebration of Slavic culture and the … Read More
Prague Streets – Dlouha Dlouha Street, or to give it the correct name, Dlouhá třída, is a street in Prague’s Old Town that connects Staroměstské náměstí (Old Town Square) and Revoluční Street (New Town). Literally it translates as the Long Street. To understand how Dlouha Street changes over time you have to understand where the … Read More
Museum of Decorative Arts The Museum of Decorative Arts is currently made up of four different locations, three of which are in Prague. On this post I’ll describe the main building at the address “17 listopadu 2”. If you have an interest in design then the Museum of Decorative Arts should be in your top … Read More
Koruna Palace The Koruna Palace at the base of Wenceslas Square is not really a place you aim for but it’s a lovely place to walk through especially if you are an architecture fan. It was a commission by a Czech Insurance company and text on the upper part of the building still refers to … Read More
Prague Cafes – Cafe Savoy As you approach Cafe Savoy in Prague you should pay attention to the extra words on the main signage which say “Restaurant – Vinotheque – Patisserie” so this is going to be a lot more than your regular coffee and cake stop. Note: This place has nothing to do with … Read More
Hamleys Toy Shop in Prague Hamleys has now CLOSED as a toyshop but the new operator has retained the old activities so it’s now called “The Playground”. So go to the new post about The Playground. At first glance Hamleys Toy Shop in Prague is just selling stuffed toys and board games but it’s a … Read More