This is Municipal House, on Republic Square, the border between Old Town (witness the gatehouse to the left in the photo above) and the new New Town, witness the Art Deco Style of this building. All these photos were taken on or adjacent to Republic Square, named I believe because the Czechoslovakian declaration of Independence (from the crumbling Habsburg Empire, in October 2018) was signed in this very building.
A special Urban Entrances today to put all these photos of the architectural details in one post together. This remarkable palace turned museum is on the plaza area attached to the main entrance to whole Prague Palace Complex…so sort of part of it, but really not, I guess. It’s complicated. At first I thought the details were painted on. Nope, engraved or whatever one calls it when it’s done in stone. Wow.
Didn’t read up on this history of this one, the Prague Metronome,which sits atop the same hill as the Castle, but a bit east. And yes, that’s another Ukrainian flag atop it. There were plenty to be seen, as you may already have noticed.
Taken from the Charles Bridge, almost indubitably the single most-popular tourist strolling location in Prague. The ever-present castle is slightly visible in the distance, middle of photo, just to the left of the flowering tree which I’ve chosen to believe is a horse chestnut again, until someone tells me different. I think my German friends would call it a Linden, though, so I’m all confused…. Anyhoo: what’s visible of the castle are the towers of St. Vitus Cathedral. Of it and the whole castle compound, much (much) more to come. I’ll need to check whether I managed to take more photos during three days in Prague than I did during two days in Petra last year. Hmmm….
(so much world, so little time....) 