Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
56 Palác Knih Neo Luxor F3
Sleeping
57 ArtHarmony D6
58 Grand Hotel Evropa E2
59 Hotel 16 U Sv Kateřiny D7
60 Hotel Suite Home D5
61 Hotel Yasmin F2
62 Icon Hotel E3
63 Miss Sophie's E6
64 Mosaic House C5
NOVÉ MĚSTO
EATING | DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE | ENTERTAINMENT | SHOPPING
SIGHTS
Northern Nové Město
AARCHITE
CHITECTURE
URE
PRAGUE MAIN TRAIN STATION
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
(Praha Hlavní Nádraží; Wilsonova; closed 12.40-3.15am; Hlavní Nádraží) What? The rail-
way station is a tourist attraction? Perhaps not all of it, but it's certainly worth heading
to the top floor for a look at the grimy, soot-blackened splendour of the original art-
nouveau entrance hall that was designed by Josef Fanta and built between 1901 and
1909.
The dilapidated, domed interior is adorned with a mosaic of two nubile ladies, the
Latin inscription Praga: mater urbium (Prague, Mother of Cities) and the date
'28.října r:1918' (28 October 1918, Czechoslovakia's Independence Day). The hall is
 
Search WWH ::




Custom Search