Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Prague, Czechia
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Experience Prague in Czechia in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in PragueIndividual Sights in PragueSight 1: Jan Svatopluk Presl
The monument to Jan Svatopluk Presl in Vrchlického sady in Prague was ceremonially unveiled on 1.7.1910.
Sight 2: Woodrow Wilson
The Woodrow Wilson Monument, created by Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek, is installed outside Praha hlavní nádraží in Prague, Czech Republic. It was unveiled in October 2011, and honors the 28th president of the United States, Woodrow Wilson.
Sight 3: Jubilee Synagogue
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The Jubilee Synagogue, also known as the Jerusalem Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located on Jerusalem Street in the Nové Město district of Prague, in the Czech Republic. It is the largest synagogue in Prague.
Sight 4: Edisonova transformační stanice
Edison's transformer station in Prague's New Town is located in Jeruzalémská Street near the Church of St. Henry and Kunhuta. It is part of the Prague Heritage Reserve.
Sight 5: Mucha Museum
The Mucha Museum in Prague is an exhibition focused on the life and work of the Czech artist Alfons Mucha (1860–1939). The museum is located in the Baroque Kounice Palace at Panská 7, Prague 1-New Town.
Sight 6: Kaunický palác
The Kounice or Kaunický Palace in Panská Street No. 890/7 in the New Town of Prague was built in the Baroque style. It is together with the adjoining garden and the so-called Wittman House is protected as a cultural monument.
Sight 7: medieval bridge
The bridge can be: bridge (building) - small bridge Ship bridge - sign of command station on boat ski jump - sports equipment or construction for ski jumps Skokan bridge (aviation) - superstructure on an aircraft carrier for take -off with the help of the STOBAR method dental bridge - type of dental prosthesis Measuring bridge - electrical circuit used to accurately measure quantities: Wheatstone bridge - to measure electric resistance De Saauty bridge - to measure electric capacity Thomson bridge - for measuring very small electrical resistors donkey bridge - verbal or rhetorical turnover more or less appropriately connecting two different topics Redirection bridge - electrical circuit used to rectify the AC current to DC current - bridge rectifier name bridge - street in the center of Prague, connected to the lower part of Wenceslas Square Bridge - the area of the junction of the street Na Můstek, Wenceslas Square and Na Příkopě Street Bridge - Prague metro station Bridge (Šumava) - Šumavská hora, the highest peak of the armor back N-D-S 72 Bridge-Infantry Srub
Sight 8: Kubistická lampa
The Cubist lamp in Prague is a work of art by the Czech architect Emil Králíček from 1913, it is one of the icons of architectural cubism in the Czech Republic.
Sight 9: Our Lady of the Snows
The Church of Our Lady of the Snows is a Catholic church established in 1347 near Jungmann Square in Prague, Czech Republic. It is operated by the Franciscans and was the site of the murders of the Martyrs of Prague in 1611.
Wikipedia: Church of Our Lady of the Snows (Prague) (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 10: Josef Jungmann
A statue of Josef Jungmann is installed in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 11: Wimmerova kašna
Wimmer's Fountain, or Wimmer Fountain, is an outdoor fountain and sculpture in Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 12: Saint Martin in the Wall
The Church of St. Martin in the Wall is a Gothic church with Romanesque grounds, situated in the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic. It was built between 1178 and 1187 in the village of Újezd, thereafter known as Újezd u svatého Martina. The south wall of the church was built adjacent to the walls of the Old Town, hence the full name of the church "in the wall". The church belongs to the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren.
Wikipedia: Church of St. Martin in the Wall (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 13: Galerie Václava Špály
The Václav Špála Gallery is a Prague gallery of mostly contemporary art. It is located at no. 59/30 Národní třída, in the New Town of Prague. The gallery holds exhibitions particularly of works by living Czech professional artists of the middle generation who are among the best painters, photographers, and sculptors on the art scene today. The exhibitions regularly alternate between works of painting, photography, and sculpture.
Sight 14: Franz Kafka
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The Head of Franz Kafka, also known as the Statue of Kafka, is an outdoor kinetic sculpture by David Černý depicting Bohemian German-language writer Franz Kafka, installed on 31. October 2014 outside of the Quadrio shopping mall in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 15: MacNevenův palác
The MacNeven, also known as the MacNeven Palace, or MacNevenovský Palace, also known as the Palacký House, is a historic building at 719/II Palackého Street in Prague's New Town, Prague 1, which connects Vodičkova and Jungmannova Streets, near Wenceslas Square. The building is protected as a cultural monument.
Sight 16: Divadlo ABC
The ABC Theatre is a drama theatre belonging to the Prague City Theatres. It is located in Prague 1 in New Town in Palác U Nováků.
Sight 17: Rokoko
The Rokoko Theatre is a theatre in Prague, which is located in the basement of the eastern wing of the Rokoko Palace No. 794/II on Wenceslas Square 44, in the Prague 1 district of the New Town, in the immediate vicinity of the Lucerna Palace.
Sight 18: Statue of Saint Wenceslas
The statue of Saint Wenceslas in Prague, Czech Republic depicts Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia. It is installed at Wenceslas Square.
Sight 19: Otýlie Sklenářová-Malá
The monument to Otilie Sklenářová-Malá from 1933 is in Prague's Čelakovského sady near the building of the National Museum. The author of the white marble statue is Ladislav Šaloun.
Sight 20: Činoherní klub
The Drama Club is a theatre located in Prague.
Sight 21: Divadlo v Řeznické
The Theatre in Řeznická is a small theatre in Prague's New Town.
Sight 22: Divadlo Minor
The Minor Theatre is a theatre with a focus on children and youth. It is located in Vodičkova Street in the New Town in Prague 1, in the former premises of the Skaut cinema.
Sight 23: Vítězslav Hálek
The Vítězslav Hálek Memorial is an outdoor monument to Vítězslav Hálek, located at the Charles Square in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 24: Saint Joseph
The statue of Saint Joseph is located in front of New Town Hall on Charles Square, in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 25: svatý Vojtěch
The Church of St. Adalbert in the New Town of Prague is a Roman Catholic parish church. It is located in Vojtěšská Street in the New Town, not far from the National Theatre to the southeast. Originally Gothic, rebuilt in the Baroque style, the church is protected as a cultural monument.
Sight 26: Historic Centre of Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated on the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.4 million people.
Sight 27: svatý Michal
St. Michael's Church in Jircháře, Prague - New Town near the National Theatre, specifically the New Town street, which is called v Jirchářích. It is the seat of Czech, Slovak and English congregation of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Czech Republic. Its architectural style is not uniform due to alterations in different periods and styles. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
Wikipedia: St. Michael's Church in Jircháře, Prague (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 28: Ditrichštejnský palác
The Dietrichstein Palace, also called the Walter Palace, is a Neo-Baroque palace that houses the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See. It is located in Voršilská Street No. 140/12 in New Town in Prague 1. It is protected as a cultural monument.
Sight 29: Saint Ursula
The Church of St. Ursula in Prague's New Town is an important high Baroque building. These are the Roman Catholic monastery church at the New Town Monastery and the school of the Ursuline sisters. It is located on Národní třída No. 139/8 in Prague 1-New Town. Together with the Ursuline Monastery, it is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. The Institute of Endocrinology and the Aggeo shop selling Italian specialties are also located at the same address.
Wikipedia: Kostel svaté Voršily (Praha) (CS), Heritage Website
Sight 30: monastery of Saint Ursula
The Convent of the Ursuline Sisters in Prague is a Baroque complex of convent buildings with two courtyards, a garden and a school for the Ursuline Sisters No. 139/II. It is located at the Church of St. Ursula on Národní třída 8, in Voršilská Street 3, 5 and in Ostrovní Street 11 in Prague's New Town. It has two entrances, the main entrance to the monastery is from across the courtyard from Ostrovní Street, the former fortna and the side (service) entrance is from Národní třída through the gatehouse of the Institute of Endocrinology.
Wikipedia: Klášter voršilek (Praha) (CS), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 31: Nová scéna Národního Divadla
The New Stage of the National Theatre is a modern postmodern theatre building that was built in Prague's New Town on Národní třída in 1977–1983. It is sometimes also referred to as brutalist. In 2021, the New Stage building was declared a cultural monument.
Sight 32: Znovuzrození
Znovuzrození is a 1983 bronze sculpture by Josef Malejovský (1914–2003). It is installed outside the National Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic, on a piazzetta which was named "Náměstí Václava Havla" in 2016 to honor the first Czech president. The statue is a popular subject to artistic interventions - it has been wrapped in bubblegum-like cover, dressed in Carmen costume or into a lookalike of the famous Woman In Gold painting by Gustav Klimt.
Sight 33: National Theatre
The National Theatre is a historic opera house in Prague, Czech Republic. It is known as the alma mater of Czech opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art.
Sight 34: Žofín Palace
Žofín Palace is a Neo-Renaissance building in Prague, in the Czech Republic. It is a cultural centre, a venue for concerts, balls, conferences and exhibitions.
Wikipedia: Žofín Palace (EN), Website, Website En, Website Cs
Sight 35: Šítkovská vodárenská věž
The Šítkovská Water Tower, also called the Upper New Town Tower, is a water tower from the end of the 15th century on the right bank of the Vltava River in Prague's New Town in the immediate vicinity of today's building of the Mánes Association of Fine Artists, not far from Jirásek Square in the area of the former Šítkovské mills.
Sight 36: Saints Cyril and Methodius
The Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Nové Město, Prague, the Czech Republic, is the principal Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church.
Sight 37: svatý Václav na Zderaze
St. Wenceslas Church at Zderaz is a Gothic single-nave church in Prague – New Town. It is located at the crossroad of Resslova Street and Dittrichova Street.
Sight 38: Alois Jirásek
The statue of Alois Jirásek is an outdoor sculpture by Karel Pokorný and Jaroslav Fragner, installed in Prague, Czech Republic.
Sight 39: Malostranská vodárenská věž
The Lesser Town Water Tower, also called the Petržilkovská Tower, is the smallest historical water tower in Prague, the only one of the historic water towers on the left bank of the Vltava River. It is located in Smíchov on Petržilkovský Island, near Janáček Embankment and the southern tip of Children's Island.
Sight 40: Dienzenhoferovy sady
Dientzenhofer Gardens are an area of public greenery on the left-bank bridgehead of the Jirásek Bridge in Prague, Smíchov. They are bordered by V Botanice, Matoušova and Zborovská streets. The area of the park is 0.6 hectares and lies at an altitude of 192 meters. The park is accessible to the public without restrictions. One of the main dominant features of the orchards is a 20-metre-high English oak with a trunk circumference of over 3.75 metres, which was declared a memorable tree on 26 January 2005.
Sight 41: Park Portheimka
The Portheimka Garden is located near the Portheimka homestead in Smíchov, Štefánkova 68/12, in Smíchov in Prague. It is located between Matoušova Street and 14. října Square. It has an area of 0.69 ha and lies at an altitude of 192 to 194 m above sea level. Together with the Portheimka summer palace and the fountain, the garden is protected as a cultural monument.
Sight 42: Švanda Theatre
Švanda Theatre in Smíchov is a theatre in Smíchov a suburb of Prague. It continues the long tradition of the previous theatre based in this building and its surroundings.
Sight 43: Memorial to the Victims of Communism
The Memorial to the victims of Communism is a series of statues in Prague commemorating the victims of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia between 1948 and 1989. It is located at the base of Petřín hill, Újezd street in the Malá Strana or the Lesser Town area.
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