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6 . Golden Lane
The picturesque
artisans’ cottages PRAGUE CASTLE
along the inside of & HRADČANY
the castle wall were
built in the late 16th
century for the LITTLE QUARTER V l t a v a
Castle’s guards
and gunners.
Locator Map
See Central Prague Map pp16–17
White Tower
8 Dalibor Tower
This grim tower is
St. George’s named for a prisoner
Convent
who played his violin
in return for food.
Toy Museum
Old Castle steps to
Malostranská Metro

J I Ř S K Á

Key
Suggested route 7 Lobkowicz Palace
Exquisite works of art from the Lobkowicz
family’s private collection are housed here.
0 metres 60
Rosenberg
Palace 0 yards 60

4 . Old Royal Palace
The uniform exterior of the palace
conceals many fine Gothic and
Renaissance halls. Coats of arms 5 St George’s Basilica
cover the walls and ceiling of the The vaulted chapel of the royal Bohemian martyr
Room of the New Land Rolls. St Ludmilla is decorated with 16th-century paintings.

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