V Sadech St. leads around the rear of a magnificent villa, until recently quite dilapidated, built by Otto Petschek’s uncle, Julius. The villa is an example of the Eclectic style with elements of late Classicism, Baroque, and Neo-Renaissance. It is currently undergoing renovation, after which it will serve as the home of the Museum of Czech Literature. Its elegant spaces will house an extensive exhibition of Czech literature, an events hall, a literary café, study rooms, and professional offices. Contacts Julius Petschek Villa V Sadech 2 Praha 6- Bubeneč Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/2964/julius-petschek-villa

This gallery is a branch of the Museum of Decorative Arts. It’s located in the U Luny house in the Castle District, where Czech photographer Josef Sudek (1896–1976) lived from 1959 until his death. The exhibition programme includes both extensive shows of Sudek’s work, as well as those of modern Czech photographers with an emphasis on the period between the wars and the history of Prague photography from the mid-19th century to the present day. Contacts Josef Sudek Gallery Úvoz 24 118 00 Praha 1- Malá Strana +420 257 531 489 http://www.upm.cz info@upm.cz Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/956/josef-sudek-gallery

Architect Jaroslav Vondrák designed and built his own villa, which dominates the western side of Macharovo Square, in the national Rondo-Cubist style, typical for Czechoslovak architecture of the 1920s. The style is easily recognizable because of its use of the contrasting forms of cylinders and cubes. Vondrák designed a number of other buildings in Ořechovka, including the nearby Central Building and the Ořechovka cinema. Contacts Jaroslav Vondrák Villa Západní 21 Praha 6- Střešovice Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/3015/jaroslav-vondrak-villa

In a sea of beautiful houses villa at number 17 stand out. The villa of builder Jan Koula combines Historicism with elements of folk architecture. Contacts Jan Koula Villa Slavíčkova 17 Praha 6- Bubeneč Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/2959/jan-koula-villa

This house, in which the future Czech king George of Poděbrady (Jiří z Poděbrad) lived at the beginning of the 15th century, is one of the city’s best preserved Romanesque buildings – its foundations have been dated to the period just after 1200 AD. The underground spaces are made up of mostly untouched sections of a Romanesque palace. Today, the premises house a gallery and a Beer Club U Kunštátů. Contacts House of the Lords of Kunštát and Poděbrady (Dům Pánů z Kunštátu a Poděbrad) Řetězová 3 110 00 Praha 1 – Staré Město +420 601 353 776 http://www.ukunstatu.cz kontakt@ukunstatu.cz Object history One of the best preserved Romanesque houses in Prague is located in close vicinity to the so called Royal Route. it was built in the period between the 2nd half of the 12th century and the 1st half of the 13th century. The object is not a common burgess […]

Originally a Gothic burgher house from the 14th century, the building underwent Renaissance and Baroque conversions. Only the Gothic gate remains, above which a relief of a creeping tiger has hung since 1702. This was the favourite pub of the author Bohumil Hrabal, and it’s popular not only for its earthy atmosphere, but certainly also for its perfectly poured Pilsner. There’s no guarantee you’ll find an available place to sit here.   Contacts House At the Golden Tiger (U Zlatého tygra) Husova 17 110 00 Praha 1- Staré Město Object history The originally burgess two-storied house was owned by a cutler named Hanuš in 1429. The house emblem at that time reminded of a digger, a how, or a hook. According to the history of the house, written for the barflies in 1943 upon the request of František Skořepa, the pub owner, the most famous guest of […]

The unmistakeable look of the early 20th century can still be seen in one of Prague’s most beautiful hotels – the Hotel Paris in the historical city centre. Art Nouveau details decorate this ostentatious neo-Gothic building from 1904, designed by architects J. Vejrych and A. Pfeifer. Because the hotel has been declared a historical monument, it still boasts its original interior decoration, such as that found in the Sarah Bernhardt Restaurant.   Contacts Hotel Paris (Hotel Paříž) U Obecního domu 1 110 00 Praha 1- Staré Město Object history New-Gothic hotel Paris with marked Secession elements was built in the beginning of the 20th century in place with rich history. The house owned by a prominent family of Velflovic, which used to be located here, in the neighbourhood of the Mountain Gate, later the Powder Gate, was purchased by Václav IV together with […]

One of the most impressive Art Nouveau structures in the city, it was originally built as the representative pavilion of the Komárov Ironworks for the Prague Jubilee Exhibition in 1891. It was the first cast iron structure in Prague, and today it’s a luxury restaurant with one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the Prague bridges. Contacts Hanavský Pavilion (Hanavský pavilon) Letenské sady 173 170 00 Praha 7- Holešovice Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1134/hanavsky-pavilion-hanavsky-pavilon

Continuing straight to the end of Pod Kaštany Square on the right-hand side, you‘ll find the formal entrance to yet another Petschek villa – today the Embassy of the Russian Federation. The villa, designed in French Baroque style, is once again by Max Spielmann, the Petschek family architect. The huge complex spreads out over one hectare and includes a garden with pond. The historic building is used for formal embassy functions. Contacts Friedrich Petschek Villa nám. Pod kaštany 1 Praha 6- Bubeneč Source: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/2967/friedrich-petschek-villa

A Classicist style summer palace, in which an ethnographic exhibition presents everyday rural life in the 19th and 20th centuries. After visiting the museum you can visit the unique timber church of the Archangel Michael from the 17th century, moved to Prague in 1929 from Ruthenia, view a wooden belfry from Wallachia, a Baroque shrine from Žižkov, or continue walking through the Kinský Gardens across Petřín Hill to Prague Castle. Contacts Ethnographic Museum of the National Museum Kinského zahrada 98 150 00 Praha 5- Smíchov +420 257 214 806 http://www.nm.cz narodopis@nm.cz Object history Next to the place where Holečkova Street ends at the square náměstí Kinských, there is the entrance to the Smíchov part of Petřín – the Kinský Garden. In the past, there used to be a vineyard here and the building of the Plasy Monastery, then after the Hussite storms a dilapidated […]