Basilica of St. George
The Basilica of St. George is the oldest surviving church building within Prague Castle, founded in 920 with a distinctive red-brick Romanesque facade.
Monument in Prague
Golden Lane
Also known as Zlatá ulička
Paid entryThere is an entry charge.
Golden Lane is a row of tiny colorful houses built into the walls of Prague Castle, originally home to castle guards and later to goldsmiths. Franz Kafka lived briefly at number 22. Access is included with the Prague Castle circuit ticket and free after 17:00 in summer.
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Before you go
- Address
- Zlata ulicka, Prague Castle, 119 08 Prague
- History
- 16th century
- Good to know
- Official site
- hrad.cz
Nearby
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Charles Bridge
Charles IV laid the foundation stone of the Karluv most at 5:31 AM on July 9, 1357, a moment chosen for its numerological palindrome (1-3-5-7-9-7-5-3-1) that the emperor believed would give the bridge supernatural strength. The bridge took 45 years to build and was Prague's only Vltava crossing for nearly 500 years.
Dancing House
The Dancing House (Tančící dům) stands on a Vltava embankment lot that was left vacant for nearly 50 years after U.S. bombers accidentally hit Prague in February 1945, mistaking it for Dresden. Architect Vlado Milunic had conceived the project in 1986 while living next door, in conversations with his neighbor Václav Havel.
Estates Theatre
The Estates Theatre is a neoclassical theater where Mozart personally premiered Don Giovanni in 1787. The exterior is free to admire and the interior can be experienced through performances with ticket prices well below Western European opera houses.
John Lennon Wall
The John Lennon Wall in Mala Strana has been covered in graffiti, lyrics, and political messages since the 1980s. It started as a quiet act of defiance during the communist era and became a permanent, ever-changing street art surface.
Jewish Quarter Prague
Prague's Josefov, the former Jewish ghetto, documents one of Europe's oldest Jewish communities and its near-total destruction during the Holocaust. The combined museum ticket covers six synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery, where headstones are stacked in layers because the ground was too full to accommodate them in a single layer.
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