Neighbourhoods at a Glance - Prague and Czech Republic - page 230

» OFFLINE MAP

» 224 810 628
» www.ngprague.cz
» U Milosrdných 17

» adult/child 150/80Kč

» 10am-6pm Tue-Sun

» 5, 8, 14

Along the Royal Way

HIST HISTORIC B ORIC BUILDING UILDING

MUNICIPAL HOUSE
See CLICK HERE .

TOWER WER

POWDER GATE
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
(Prašná brána; www.prazskeveze.cz ; Na příkopě; adult/child 75/55Kč; 10am-10pm
Apr-Sep, to 8pm Oct & Mar, to 6pm Nov-Feb; Náměstí Republiky) The 65m-tall Powder
Gate was begun in 1475 on the site of one of Staré Město's original 13 gates. The
tower houses exhibitions of medieval weapons and instruments, many of which were
used in films shot in Prague, including Van Helsing , Chronicles of Narnia and Blade
II , but the main attraction is the view from the top.

The gate was built during the reign of King Vladislav II Jagiello as a ceremonial
entrance to the city, but was left unfinished after the king moved from the neighbour-
ing Royal Court to Prague Castle in 1483. The name comes from its use as a gun-
powder magazine in the 18th century. Josef Mocker rebuilt and decorated it and put
up a steeple between 1875 and 1886, giving it its neo-Gothic icing.

MUSEUM OF CZECH CUBISM
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
(Muzeum Českého Kubismu; 224 211 746; www.ngprague.cz ; Ovocný trh 19; adult/child
100/50Kč; 10am-6pm Tue-Sun; Náměstí Republiky) Though dating from 1912, Josef
Gočár's House of the Black Madonna (dům U černé Matky Boží) - Prague's first and
finest example of cubist architecture - still looks modern and dynamic. It now houses

GALLER ALLERY