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Street-by-Street: Old Town (East)

Free of traffic (except for a few horse-drawn carriages) and ringed with
historic buildings, Prague’s Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí)
ranks among the finest public spaces in any city. Streets like Celetná
and Ovocný trh are also pedestrianized. In summer, café tables spill
out onto the cobbles, and though the area draws tourists by the
thousands, the unique atmosphere has not yet been destroyed.

8 Church of Our Lady
9 Kinský Palace before Týn
This stunning Rococo palace The church’s Gothic
now serves as an art gallery. steeples are the Old Town’s
most distinctive landmark.

q Church of St Nicholas
This Baroque church’s imposing façade
dominates a corner of the square.

STAROMĚSTSKÉ
NÁMĚSTÍ

MALÉ NÁMĚSTÍ
0 Jan Hus
Monument
Religious reformer ŽELEZNÁ
7 . Old Town Square Hus is a symbol of
This late-19th-century integrity, and the
watercolour by Václav Jansa monument brings
shows how little the square has together the highest The Štorch house has
changed in over a century. and lowest points in painted decoration
Czech history. based on designs by
Mikuláš Aleš showing
St Wenceslas on horseback.
e House at the Two
Golden Bears
The carved Renaissance
portal is the finest of its
kind in Prague.

w . Old Town
U Rotta is a former Hall
ironmonger’s shop, The famous
decorated with astronomical
colourful paintings clock draws a
by the 19th-century crowd of visitors
artist Mikuláš Aleš. every hour.

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