Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Prague, Czechia

The Ledebour Palace is a baroque palace located at Valdštejnské náměstí 162/3 in Prague's Lesser Town. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. The palace is connected to the terraced Ledebour Garden rising to the wall of the Prague Castle gardens.

Wikipedia: Ledebourský palác (CS)

The Ledebour Garden is a historical garden in Prague, located in the Lesser Town in the Prague 1 district. It is named after Count Adolf of Ledebour. He acquired the adjacent palace in 1852. The Ledebour Palace was founded in 1601, and the garden was founded in 1665 by Jan Václav of Kolowrat.

Wikipedia: Ledeburská zahrada (CS), Website

The Kolowrat Palace in Valdštejnská Street is a late Baroque palace by Ignác Jan Nepomuk Palliardi in Valdštejnská Street in Prague's Lesser Town. The palace is part of the seat of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and is adjacent to the Small Fürstenberg Palace and the Kolowrat Garden, which is part of the Palace Gardens complex under Prague Castle. The palace has been a cultural monument since 1964; it is also part of the national cultural monument Seat of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Kolovratský palác (Praha, Valdštejnská) (CS)

The Auersperk Palace or Clary-Aldringen Palace is a late Baroque palace located on Wallenstein Square No. 16 / No. 1 in Prague's Lesser Town. It is protected as a cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Aueršperský palác (CS)

The Kolowrat Palace is a Baroque building on the corner of Thunovská and Sněmovní Streets in Prague's Lesser Town. It used to be referred to as the parish of St. Nicholas. The building has been listed since 1964.

Wikipedia: Kolowratský palác (Praha, Sněmovní) (CS)

The Palace of the Towerers or the Věžník's, Hartig's or Salm's Palace is located in Thunovská Street No. 184/20 in Prague's Lesser Town. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Palác Věžníků (Thunovská) (CS)

The Theatine Monastery in Prague's Lesser Town is a former convent attached to the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Cajetan.

Wikipedia: Klášter theatinů (Praha) (CS)

The statue of St. Philip Nerejský by Ferdinand Maxmilián Brokoff from 1715 stands on Hradčany Square, on the border of the castle ramp and the Castle Stairs. His brother Michal Jan Josef Brokoff also partially collaborated on the statue.

Wikipedia: Socha svatého Filipa Neri (CS)

A bronze sculpture of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk is installed at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Statue of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Prague (EN)

The Church of St. Benedict in Prague's Hradčany is originally a parish church of Hradčany, first mentioned in 1353. Together with the Discalced Carmelite Monastery "Fortna", it is located on the southern side of Hradčany Square.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Benedikta (Praha) (CS), Heritage Website

Trauttmansdorff Palace or Trčka Palace is a classicist palace located in Loretánská Street No. 180/6 at Hradčany in Prague 1. It is named after the Austrian family of Trauttmansdorff. The palace is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. Since October 2019, the palace has been the seat of some departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Trauttmannsdorfský palác (CS)

The Josef Sudek Gallery is near Hradčany in Prague, in a house where Josef Sudek lived from 1959 until his death. Part of his photographic output was transferred to the MDA in Prague in the years 1978–1988. Since 1989 the MDA in Prague has also administered his flat, where the gallery opened in 1995. Sudek had also a studio in Prague, Na Újezdu 28, which he continued to use for his photographic work after moving to Hradčany, and where his sister and assistant Božena Sudková lived.

Wikipedia: Josef Sudek Gallery (EN)

Nerudova Street is a street in the Lesser Town in Prague 1 that leads from the upper or northwestern corner of Lesser Town Square westwards to Prague Castle. It is one of the most interesting streets in Prague for tourists. It is part of the former Royal Route, through which the coronation procession of Czech kings used to cross the Charles Bridge to the Castle. At the upper end, it branches off into Ke Hradu and Úvoz streets. From this place, the Town Hall Stairs also go up in a northwest direction.

Wikipedia: Nerudova (CS)

Church of Our Lady of Mother's Constance Aid and St. Kajetan, also called Kajetáns, is a Roman Catholic monastery church in Nerudova Street in Prague 1 on Malá Strana. It was built along with the Theatin monastery. Together with the monastery, the church has been protected since 1964 as a national cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Kostel Panny Marie Matky ustavičné pomoci (Praha) (CS), Heritage Website

The Kolowrat Palace is a high Baroque building in Prague's Lesser Town, with a façade facing Nerudova Street, built in 1716–1721. The palace is part of the palace complex, the second part of which consists of the Renaissance building of the Palace of the Lords of Hradec, later also called the Slavata Palace. Both palaces are protected as cultural monuments.

Wikipedia: Kolovratský palác (Praha, Nerudova) (CS)

The Church of Saint Nicholas is a Baroque church in the Lesser Town of Prague. It was built between 1704 and 1755 on the site where formerly a Gothic church from the 13th century stood, which was also dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It has been described as the greatest example of Prague Baroque.

Wikipedia: St. Nicholas Church (Malá Strana) (EN), Heritage Website

Saint Thomas Church is an Augustinian church in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic. The address is at Josefská 8. The church is easily recognisable in the Prague skyline. Saint Thomas' Church stands within the vicinity of both Saint Nicholas' Church and the Castle of Prague. In 2003, Saint Thomas Church celebrated its 775 anniversary.

Wikipedia: St Thomas' Church, Prague (EN)

St. Joseph's Church in the Lesser Town in Prague 1 is a Roman Catholic church of the Congregation of English Virgins. The early Baroque church was built between 1686 and 1692 as part of the then Carmelite convent and is jointly protected as an immovable cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Josefa (Malá Strana) (CS)

The Sternegg Palace, also called the Thun Palace, or the House at the Golden Goose, is a building in the Lesser Town, which was built on Gothic foundations, was rebuilt in the late Gothic, Renaissance and early Baroque styles. The building, registered on the list of cultural monuments, is located at Lázeňská 289/9 in Malá Strana in Prague 1.

Wikipedia: Sterneggovský palác (CS)

The Grand Priory Square is a small public space in the Lesser Town in Prague 1.

Wikipedia: Velkopřevorské náměstí (CS)

The statue of John the Baptist is an outdoor sculpture by Ferdinand Maxmilián Brokoff, installed at Maltézské Square in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Statue of John the Baptist, Maltézské Square (EN)

The Turb Palace or Turbov Palace, also called the House at the Black Griffin or At the Three Silver Stars, is a rococo palace of the noble family of Turb. It is located in Prague's Lesser Town on Maltézské náměstí 477/6. It is protected as a cultural monument. Since 1924, it has been the seat of the Japanese Embassy in Prague.

Wikipedia: Palác Turbů (CS)

The former Dominican monastery in the Lesser Town in Prague 1 is a former Baroque convent, which now houses the Mandarin Oriental Prague hotel.

Wikipedia: Dominikánský klášter (Malá Strana) (CS)

The Vratislav Garden, also called the Mitrovice Garden, is an early Baroque garden of the Vratislav Palace in Prague's Lesser Town. It consists of three terraces. At the highest point it is 215 m above sea level, with an area of 0.2 ha. Together with the palace, it has been registered as a cultural monument since 1964.

Wikipedia: Vratislavská zahrada (CS), Heritage Website

The Lobkowicz Garden in Prague's Lesser Town is the name of the fenced garden of the Lobkowicz Palace and at the same time one of the parts of the extensive park complex of Petřín Hill. In the system of urban green areas, it belongs to the first category of parks and is part of tourism routes. Together with the palace, it has been protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic since 1 January 1964. Its area is 6.69 ha and it is located at an altitude of 205–305 m above sea level.

Wikipedia: Lobkovická zahrada (CS)

The Church of St. Charles Borromeo is originally a Roman Catholic monastery church in the Lesser Town in the area of the Hospital of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles Borromeo "Pod Petřínem", built in the Classicist style in connection with the construction of this hospital and consecrated on November 4, 1855. It is located in the Prague 1-Lesser Town district. Its address is Vlašská 336/36. It is protected as an immovable cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Karla Boromejského (Malá Strana) (CS), Heritage Website

The Convent Garden is one of the gardens of the Strahov Monastery. It has an area of 0.27 ha and lies at an altitude of 290 – 295 m above sea level. It is adjacent to the south side of the convent. The garden, together with the Strahov Premonstratensian Monastery, has been protected as a national cultural monument of the Czech Republic since 1989.

Wikipedia: Konventní zahrada (Strahovský klášter) (CS)

The Church of St. Roch is a Renaissance church located in Prague 1-Hradčany in the area of the Strahov Monastery. At the beginning of the 17th century, it was built by Emperor Rudolf II as a thank you for averting a plague epidemic.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Rocha (Hradčany) (CS), Heritage Website

Kučera Palace is a Rococo palace located in Pohořelec Street No. 114/22, in Hradčany in the Prague 1 district. It has been protected since 1958 as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Kučerův palác (CS)

The Church of St. John of Nepomuk, sometimes also known as the Military Church, is a Baroque church at the Ursuline Monastery by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer. The church is located on the corner of U kasáren and Kanovnická streets in Prague's Hradčany, approximately 200 meters from Hradčanské Square, near Nový Svět.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Jana Nepomuckého (Hradčany) (CS), Heritage Website

The Palace of the Hložeks of Žampach is an early Baroque palace located at Kanovnická Street No. 70/4 in Hradčany in the Prague 1 district. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. The palace is currently the residence of the Austrian ambassador.

Wikipedia: Palác Hložků ze Žampachu (CS)

The statue of St. Wenceslas stands in a niche on the corner of the old provost's house at Prague Castle at the level of the first floor. It is a high-quality sandstone statue from 1662, the author of which is the Baroque sculptor Jan Jiří Bendl.

Wikipedia: Socha svatého Václava (Pražský hrad) (CS)

The Hartig Garden, together with the Garden of Eden and the Garden on the Ramparts, is one of the southern gardens of Prague Castle; It is the smallest of them in terms of area. Together with them, Prague Castle is part of the national cultural monument. It is located above the Hartig Palace, on plots No. 561 and 558.

Wikipedia: Hartigovská zahrada (CS)

Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia. As such, the term "Prague Castle" or simply the "Castle" or "the Hrad" are often used as metonymy for the president and his staff and advisors. The Bohemian Crown Jewels are kept within a hidden room inside it.

Wikipedia: Prague Castle (EN), Website

Golden Lane is a street situated in Prague Castle, Czech Republic. Originally built in the 16th century to house Rudolf II's castle guards, it takes its name from the goldsmiths that lived there in the 17th century.

Wikipedia: Golden Lane (EN)

Today, the Civic Swimming Pool is only a listed building between the Vltava Embankment and the "inland" section of Edvard Beneš Embankment Street in Prague, between the Strakova Academy in the Lesser Town and the Čech Bridge. The Civic Swimming Pool and the nearby Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene are more or less the only buildings that stand in a small strip of Holešovice belonging to the Prague 1 district, and their address is often given as the Lesser Town. The original swimming pool, called the Military Swimming Pool after the founding of the Civic School, was already in the Lesser Town, on the site of today's Straka Academy.

Wikipedia: Občanská plovárna (CS), Website

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene in Prague on the Edvard Beneš Embankment is a circular Baroque chapel and the first building to be moved to Czechoslovakia in 1956. It stands on the outskirts of Holešovice near the border of the Lesser Town, in a small strip of Holešovice territory, which belongs to the Prague 1 district.

Wikipedia: Kaple svaté Máří Magdaleny (Holešovice) (CS)

The House of Suicide and the House of Mother Suicide is the works of art on the border of sculptures and buildings of American architect John Hejduk. They are dedicated to Jan Palach, who burned himself on 16 January 1969 in the upper part of Prague's Wenceslas Square in Prague. The inspiration for Hejduk became the poem David Shapiro entitled Jan Palach Funeral from 1969. For the first time, sculptures were realized in 1986–1990 by a group of students of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta led by James Wiliamson and placed them in the Institute hall. In September 1991, during his visit to Prague, John Hejduk donated sculptures to President Václav Havel and the Czechoslovak people. Their wooden mock -ups were built at Prague Castle on that occasion, from where they were removed after 2000. Since then, several times have been considered to be the definitive placement of sculptures, for example in the Czech Technical University in Prague 6. They were definitely made of steel only in 2015 and located in Prague's Alšovo nábřeží. The edge of the square ground plan of both buildings has a length of 2.7 meters, the height including tips is 7.3 meters. The ceremonial unveiling took place on 16 January 2016 in the presence of Hejduk's daughter Renata.

Wikipedia: Dům sebevraha a Dům matky sebevraha (CS)

The Klausen Synagogue is a former Jewish synagogue located in Prague, in the Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Klausen Synagogue (EN), Heritage Website

The High Synagogue, also called the Josefov Vysoká Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Červená ulice, Prague, in the Czech Republic. Used as a synagogue from 1658 until World War II, the building is now part of the Jewish Museum of Prague.

Wikipedia: High Synagogue (Prague) (EN), Heritage Website

The Old New Synagogue, also called the Altneuschul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Josefov, Prague, in the Czech Republic. The synagogue is Europe's oldest active synagogue. Completed in 1270, it is also the oldest surviving medieval synagogue of twin-nave design.

Wikipedia: Old New Synagogue (EN), Heritage Website

The Church of the Saviour is a church of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. It is located in Prague's Old Town between Salvátorská, Kostečná and Dušní streets, near the Old Town Square. It is dedicated to Salvator, the Saviour. It is protected as a cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Salvátora (Praha, Salvátorská ulice) (CS), Website, Heritage Website

Church of the Holy Spirit is a Gothic church in Josefov, Prague, Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Spirit, Prague (EN), Website, Heritage Website

The Spanish Synagogue is a former Reform Jewish synagogue, located in the area of the so-called Jewish Town, Prague, in the Czech Republic. The synagogue was completed in 1868 in the Moorish Revival style on the site of the presumably oldest synagogue, Old School. In 1955 the former synagogue was permanently repurposed as a Jewish museum and is administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague.

Wikipedia: Spanish Synagogue (Prague) (EN), Heritage Website

The Robert Guttmann Gallery is an exhibition space of the Jewish Museum in Prague in the capital city of Prague, Czech Republic.

Wikipedia: Robert Guttmann Gallery (EN)

The Church of Sts. Simon and Jude, situated next to the Brutalist Hotel InterContinental on U Milosrdných Street in the Old Town of Prague, dates back to 1354, when a hospital was founded on the site. The building was adjoined by a chapel that was sanctified by bishop Arnošt of Pardubice, a close friend of Emperor Charles IV.

Wikipedia: Church of Sts. Simon and Jude (Prague) (EN), Website

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi in the area of the Convent of St. Agnes was built as one of the first buildings and the most important church of the monastery. The original Romanesque-Gothic double nave of the church of st. Francis has been preserved only fragmentarily and has been completed in modern times. The surrounding locality got its name from the church - Na Františku.

Wikipedia: Kostel svatého Františka z Assisi (Anežský klášter) (CS)