Known for its spectacular acoustics, best experienced during organ recitals, St James's boasts a grand total of 21 altars, some fine frescoes and a...
Malá Štupartská 635
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...
Betlémské náměstí 4
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...
U milosrdných 17With 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...
Jiřské náměstí 33The great ghetto fire of 1689 destroyed the original Klausen Synagogue, along with 318 houses and ten other synagogues. Hastily constructed on the same site...
U starého hřbitova 3AAlthough you could easily miss the church's entrance, concealed in a courtyard, the Týn is one of the landmarks of Staré Město thanks to its twin towers....
Staroměstské náměstí 604
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...
Karmelitská 9
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...
Resslova 9
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...
Malostranské náměstí
It's worth craning your neck to get a good look at the curvy pink façade of St Thomas's. The lopsided structure is the legacy of an earlier Gothic church...
Josefská 8
Mordecai Maisel (1528-1601), mayor of the Jewish ghetto during the reign of Rudolf II, was one of the richest men in 16th-century Europe. Legend traces...
Maiselova 10The Romanesque turrets and arches of this building at the exit of the cemetery make it appear as old as the gravestones. In fact, the Former Ceremonial Hall...
U starého hřbitova 3AThe overgrown yet beautiful Olšany Cemetery contains grand memorials to two unlikely bedfellows: Klement Gottwald, the first communist president, who died...
Vinohradská 153 at Jana ŽelivskéhoThe story goes that a Rabbi Pinkas founded this synagogue in 1479 after falling out with the elders at the Old-New Synagogue. The building was enlarged in...
Široká 3The Old Synagogue (or Altschul), older still than the Old-New Synagogue, stood on this site as an island in Christian territory, to which Jews could cross...
Vězeñská 1