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A Two-Hour Walk through Petřín Park

Part of the charm of this walk around this large and
peaceful hillside park are the many spectacular views
over the different areas of Prague. The Little Quarter,
Hradčany and the Old Town all take on a totally
different aspect when viewed from above. The tree-
covered gardens are dotted with châteaux, pavilions
and statues and criss-crossed by winding paths
leading you to secret and unexpected corners. For
more on the sights of Petřín Hill see pages 140–41.
5 One of the gateways in the Hunger Wall

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About 50 m (150 ft) above 9 U LANOVÉ
the palace is the lower lake 2, RŮŽOVÝ SAD DRÁH Y
where a small waterfall trickles PETŘÍNSKÉ
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into a man-made pond. Keep
3 Interior of the Church of St Michael going up the hill until you reach 6, 9,12, Ú
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Kinský Square to on your left. This 18th-century 5 E
Hunger Wall wooden folk church was Z
The walk starts at náměstí moved here from a village KINSKÉHO D
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Kinských in Smíchov. Enter in the Ukraine. ROŠICKÝCH
Kinský Garden through a large Follow the path up the hill for Š E R M Í Ř S K Á 4 NÁMĚSTÍ
enclosed gateway. This English- about 20 m (60 ft), then go to KINSKÝCH
style garden was founded the top of the steps to a wide 3
in 1827 and named after asphalt path known as the 2 6, 9,
12, 20
the wealthy Kinský family, Observation Path for its beau-
supporters of Czech culture tiful views of the city. Turn right H O L E Č K O V A ŠTEFÁNIKOVA
in the 19th century. and further on your left is the
Take the wide cobbled and small upper lake 4 with a 1950s 1
asphalt path on your left to bronze statue of a seal at its H O L E Č K O V A
the Kinský Summer Palace 1.
This 1830s pseudo-classical
building was designed by
Jindřich Koch and its façade centre. Keep following the
features Ionic columns Observation Path; ahead of you
terminating in a triangular stands a Neo-Gothic gate. This
tympanum. Inside the building allows you to pass through the
is a large hall of columns with city’s old Baroque fortifications.
a triple-branched staircase
beautifully decorated with Hunger Wall to Observation
statues. The Ethnographical Tower
Museum, housed here, Continue along the path to the
holds a permanent exhibition Hunger Wall 5 (see p140). This
of folk art. was a major part of the Little
Next to the museum is a Quarter’s fortifications; the
1913 statue of the actress wall still runs from Újezd Street
Hana Kvapilová. Sunbathers on Petřín Hill across Petřín Hill and up to
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