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| HRADCANY QUARTER: The elongated Prague Castle was the Bohemian royal palace for centuries and now is the Czech president's official residence. It features the impressive, Gothic St. Vitus Cathedral, the country's largest, as well as a basilica, a convent, and other marvels of art and architecture. Prague Castle; 14th-century St. Vitus Cathedral (chapels, Bohemian crown jewels, tomb of St. Wenceslas, imperial mausoleum); Old Royal Palace (royal apartments, Vladislav Hall); Romanesque St. George's Basilica; 10th-century convent (medieval art collection of National Gallery); Golden Lane (small houses built into castle walls); Strahov Monastery (Museum of Czech Literature); National Gallery (European paintings in archbishop's palace); Loreta Convent (shrine to Virgin Mary, treasury); 16th-century Belvedere (Renaissance palace; gardens) |
| MALA STRANA QUARTER: Nestled between the Castle and the medieval Charles Bridge, the Lower Town (Mala Strana) features a number of Renaissance and Baroque churches and palaces. Medieval Charles Bridge (famous landmark); Church of St. Nicholas (extravagant, Baroque interior) and other churches; Renaissance Wallenstein Palace (gardens; houses Czech Senate); Petrín (wooded hill; views of city) |
STARÉ MESTO AND JOSEFOV QUARTERS: The historic marketplace at the center of the Old Town (Staré Mesto) is surrounded by medieval architecture, such as the old city hall and the Gothic Our Lady of Týn church. Nearby, the Josefov district is a reminder of the rich and tragic history of Prague's Jewish community. Old Town Square (Jan Hus Monument); Old Town Hall (astronomical clock); 14th-century Church of Our Lady of Týn (double-spired, Gothic church); Josefov (old Jewish ghetto; several old synagogues and crowded Jewish cemetery); Celetnŕ (street of coronation processions); other streets and squares; City Hall (early 20th century); Convent of St. Agnes (art collection); old town architecture |
NOVÉ MESTO QUARTER: Wenceslas Square, more of a boulevard than a square, is at the heart of Prague's "New Town" and was the focal point of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Elongated Wenceslas Square; National Museum (natural history); National Theater; Dvorak Museum; museum of local history |
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