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Novotneho Lavka in Prague Novotneho Lavka is a block of historical houses reaching into the Vltava River next to Charles Bridge (you can see a little part of Charles Bridge on the left side of the picture). The place was first mentioned in 1396, when there were several mills. Over ... |
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Wallenstein Palace Garden in Prague Lesser Quarter Wallenstein Palace (Valdstejnsky Palac) and its beautifully decorated and perfectly organized garden (Wallenstein Garden – Valdstejnska Zahrada) are among the most popular tourist attractions in Prague Lesser Quarter. Wallenstein Palace Garden is located immediately under the Prague Castle hill – you can actually ... |
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Charles IV statue in Prague The monument of King Charles IV is one of the best preserved and most significant neo-Gothic statues in Central Europe. It was created in 1848 on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Prague Charles University, which was founded by Charles IV in 1348. The ... |
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Bedrich Smetana Statue and Museum in Prague Muzeum Bedricha Smetany – the museum dedicated to life and works of Bedrich Smetana – is situated at Novotneho Lavka in Prague city centre, very close to Charles Bridge, at the northern end of Smetana Embankment (Smetanovo Nabrezi). In front of Smetana Museum ... |
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Prague Wallenstein Garden Wallenstein Garden (Valdstejnska Zahrada) is an early Baroque garden adjacent to Wallenstein Palace in Prague Lesser Quarter. Both the garden and the palace were established in the 17th century by Albrecht of Wallenstein (Albrecht z Valdstejna). Wallenstein Garden is a popular tourist attraction. It is dominated by ... |
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Long escalators in Prague Prague is known for many different things – and one of them is unusually long (and often also very fast) escalators in Prague metro stations. Most of the deepest metro stations are located in the city centre where the metro was built first – during the ... |
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Certovka River in Prague The word “river” is actually wrong, because Certovka is an artificial channel, built hundreds of years ago for the needs or watermills (you can still see a whell on the picture). Certovka exits the Vltava River (the big river in Prague) near Lesser Quarter and after ... |
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Prague Kampa Island Kampa or Na Kampe is an island in Prague Lesser Quarter (Mala Strana) very close to Charles Bridge (Karluv Most, the famous stone bridge). This picture was actually taken from Charles Bridge. Kampa Island probably existed already in the 12th century, but it only got its name ... |
