Neighbourhoods at a Glance - Prague and Czech Republic - page 261

» Memorial to the Victims of Communism
» Grand Hotel Evropa
» Bat'a Shoe Store
PRACTICALITIES
» Václavské náměstí
» OFFLINE MAP
» Můstek, Muzeum
Architecture
» Grand Hotel Evropa OFFLINE MAP ( 224 228 117; www.hotelevropa.cz ;
Můstek) (No 25; 1906) Perhaps the most beautiful building on the square, art-nouveau
inside and out; look at the French restaurant at the rear of the ground floor, and at the
2nd-floor atrium.
» Melantrich Building ( OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ) (No 36; 1914) Now a Marks
& Spencer; the balcony overlooking Tramvaj Café is where Havel and Dubček an-
nounced the end of communist rule.
» Wiehl House OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Wiehlův dům; ) (No 34; 1896) Has a
gorgeous facade decorated with neo-Renaissance murals by top Czech artist Mikuláš
Aleš and others; it's named after its designer, Antonín Wiehl.
» Baťa shoe store ( OFFLINE MAP ) (No 6; 1929) A functionalist masterpiece de-
signed by Ludvík Kysela for Tomáš Baťa, art patron and founder of the worldwide
shoe empire.
» Lindt Building ( OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ) (No 4; 1927) Also designed by Lud-
vík Kysela, and one of the republic's earliest functionalist buildings.
» Koruna Palace OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Palác Koruna; 7am-10pm mid Apr-mid
Sep, 7am-8pm mid Sep-mid Oct, 8am-7pm mid Oct-mid-Apr) (No 1; 1914) This art nouveau
design by Antonín Pfeiffer has a tower topped with a crown of pearls; note its tiny but
charming facade around the corner on Na Příkopě.