A huge, barn-like structure dating from 1391, the Bethlehem Chapel was where proto-Protestant Jan Hus delivered sermons in the Czech language, accusing the papacy of being,...

Down the hill on the opposite side of Prague Castle, to the north, this building must be the only one in the world designed to look like a wheat field. Built in 1911-12 by...

Now reopened after renovation, this beloved, charismatic former Renaissance manor house is set to feature a three- to five-year show of Jiří Příhoda's intriguing architectural...

Renovated and reopened in 2003, this fantastic cubist building and collection of paintings and sculptures strive to present a totally plane-defying environment. Worth a visit...

Hitch a ride on an old-fashioned horse-drawn carriage and see the sights. Rides begin near the clock tower on Old Town Square and run during peak tourist months.

Some of astronomy's greatest breakthroughs were fuelled by the obsessive accuracy of planetary observations recorded by the temperamental Dane Tycho Brahe, a favourite of...

The great ghetto fire of 1689 destroyed the original Klausen Synagogue, along with 318 houses and ten other synagogues. Hastily constructed on the same site five years later,...

This intimate and manageable part of the National Gallery, set in the oldest surviving Gothic building in Prague (worth a visit in its own right), houses a collection of...

With a newly reorganised collection that focuses on Czech 19th-century art, St George's Convent seems much better matched to its task than when it was hosting the best of...

In the 12th and 13th centuries, this enormous complex of buildings was the Prague headquarters of the Inquisition. When the Jesuits moved in during the 16th century, kicking...

Although you could easily miss the church's entrance, concealed in a courtyard, the Týn is one of the landmarks of Staré Mêsto thanks to its twin towers. The church dates from...

You'll spot this humble church from the queues of pilgrims from Catholic countries all over the world, all waiting to catch a glimpse of its most famous occupant: Pražské...

Built in the 1730s, this Baroque church was taken over and restored by the Czech Orthodox Church in the 1930s. A plaque and memorial outside, together with numerous bullet...

The immense dome and bell tower of St Nicholas, which dominate Malá Strana, are monuments to the money and effort that the Catholic Church sank into the Counter-Reformation....