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PRAGUE CASTLE &
HRADČANY

LITTLE QUARTER
V l t a v a

1. Wallenstein Palace Locator Map
On the main hall ceiling, To Malostranská Metro See Central Prague Map pp16–17
Albrecht von Wallenstein, the
great general of the 30 Years’
War, appears as the god Mars.
Czech National
Assembly
Plague Column T
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Á
Š
Wallenstein
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Gardens
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Little Quarter Town Hall
2 Church of St Thomas
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A statue of St Augustine by Hieronymus Kohl (1684)
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M decorates the church’s dramatic Baroque façade.
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M A L O S T R A N S K E
3 Little Quarter
Square
This 18th-century
view shows the lower
T R Ž I Š T Ĕ
half of the square bet-
ween the church of
St Nicholas and the
Town Hall.

Schönborn Palace, now
the American Embassy, is
decorated with caryatids
from the 17th century.

4. Church of St Nicholas
The cupola and bell tower of this
Baroque church are the best-known
landmarks of the Little Quarter.

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