Sights & Attractions in Prague

Worth Noting

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Betlémská kaple
The original church was built at the end of the 14th century...
Religious Sites Staré Mesto (Old Town)
 
Celetná ulice
Most of this street's façades are styled in classic 17th...
Neighborhoods / Streets Staré Mesto (Old Town)
 
Clam-Gallas palác
The work of Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, the famed Viennese...
Libraries Staré Mesto (Old Town)
 
Kláster Emauzy
Another of Charles IV's gifts to the city, the Benedictine monastery...
Religious Sites Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad
 
Kláster svaté Anezky Ceské
Near the river between Parízská and Revolucní...
Religious Sites Staré Mesto (Old Town)
 
Knihova Václava Havla
Although a more substantial exhibit (with more English translations)...
Libraries Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)
 
Kostel svatého Jiljí
Replete with buttresses and a characteristic portal, this church's...
Religious Sites Staré Mesto (Old Town)
 
Kostel svatého Martina ve zdi
It was here in 1414 that Holy Communion was first given to the...
Religious Sites Staré Mesto (Old Town)
 
Kostel svatého Mikuláse
Designed in the 18th century by Prague's own master of late baroque...
Religious Sites Staré Mesto (Old Town)
 
Lapidárium
A fascinating display of 11th- to 19th-century sculptures rescued...
Museums / Galleries Letná, Holesovice, and Troja
 
Ledeburská zahrada
Rows of steeply banked baroque gardens rise behind the palaces...
Gardens / Arboretums Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)
 
Leica Gallery
On a gracefully curving side street, a short walk from Wenceslas...
Religious Sites Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad
 
Loreta
The seductive lines of this church were a conscious move on the...
Religious Sites Hradcany (Castle Area)
 
Malé námestí
Note the iron fountain dating from around 1560 in the center...
Squares Staré Mesto (Old Town)
 
Matyásova brána
Built in 1614, this stone gate once stood alone in front of the...
Architectural Sites Prazský Hrad (Prague Castle)
 
Muzeum hlavního mesta Prahy
The high point of this museum is a paper model of Prague that...
Museums / Galleries Staré Mesto (Old Town)
 
Národní muzeum
Built between 1885 and 1890, this grandiose edifice seems an...
Museums / Galleries Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad
 
Novomestská radnice
At the northern edge of Karlovo námestí, the New...
Viewpoints Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad
 
Nový Svet
This picturesque, winding little alley, with façades from...
Neighborhoods / Streets Hradcany (Castle Area)
 
Nový zidovský hrbitov
Tens of thousands of Czechs were placed in Vinohrady's cemeteries...
Cemeteries Vinohrady and Zizkov
 
První nádvorí
During a formal renovation the main entrance to Prague Castle...
Squares Prazský Hrad (Prague Castle)
 
Schönbornský palác
Franz Kafka had an apartment in this massive baroque building...
Castles / Palaces Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)
 
Spanelská synagóga
This domed, Moorish-style synagogue was built in 1868 on the...
Religious Sites Josefov (Jewish Quarter)
 
Statue of St. Wenceslas
Josef Václav Myslbek's huge equestrian representation...
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad
 
Stavovské divadlo
Built in the 1780s in the classical style, this opulent, green...
Arts / Performance Venues Staré Mesto (Old Town)
 
Strahovský kláster
Founded by the Premonstratensian order in 1140, the monastery...
Religious Sites Hradcany (Castle Area)
 
Tretí nádvorí
The contrast between the cool, dark interior of St. Vitus's Cathedral...
Squares Prazský Hrad (Prague Castle)
 
Trojský zámek
Built in the late 17th century for the Czech nobleman Count Sternberg...
Architectural Sites Letná, Holesovice, and Troja
 
Velkoprevorské námestí
This square is south and slightly west of the Charles Bridge...
Squares Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)
 
Vojanovy sady
Once the gardens of the Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites...
Parks Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)
 
Zidovská radnice
The hall was the creation of Mordechai Maisel, an influential...
Architectural Sites Josefov (Jewish Quarter)
 
Zizkov TV Tower
Looking like a rocket ready to blast off (or a "ptak," as the...
Architectural Sites Vinohrady and Zizkov
 
Zoologická zahrada v Praze
Flora, fauna, and fresh air are the main things you can find...
Zoos / Aquariums Letná, Holesovice, and Troja
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