The Renaissance building known as the House U Dvou slunců (At the Two Suns) has undergone several transformations since its construction. The most notable transformation occurred in the second half of the 17th century when it was redesigned in the Baroque style. As a result, the house acquired a pair of volute-shaped gables, which became an integral part of the stylistically unified appearance of Nerudova Street. It was in this very house that Jan Neruda, a famous Czech poet and writer, lived for several years. The Lesser Town (Malá Strana) influenced his work and left its mark, for example, in his Tales of the Little Quarter. His residence here is commemorated by an extensive memorial plaque on the left side of the facade. Directly below it, above the preserved Renaissance portal, is a house sign featuring two suns. These are meant to symbolize that the current building is actually a combination of two older structures.

This late Renaissance building, located in the Nostic Garden in Prague’s Kampa, originally served as a tannery. It underwent a significant transformation in the early 19th century according to the design by architect Palliardi, who added another wing with three arches and covered the structure with a mansard roof. Shortly before this modification, the house was inhabited by Josef Dobrovský, the founder of Slavic and Bohemian studies. Over the years, it has been home to a number of other prominent figures, commemorated by a memorial plaque. Notable residents include Czech poet and translator Vladimír Holan, actor Jiří Voskovec, and Zdeněk Wirth, the founder of heritage conservation in our country. However, the most famous resident undoubtedly was actor and writer Jan Werich, who, along with Voskovec, was responsible for the renowned play Vest Pocket Revue at the Liberated Theater (Osvobozené divadlo). The exhibition in the villa, which has been open to the public since 2017, is primarily dedicated to Werich.

The history of Franz Kafka’s birthplace began in the mid-18th century when a new building was constructed after the demolition of older structures, according to the plans of the Baroque architect František Maxmilián Kaňka. Originally, the house was intended to serve as a convent for monks from the neighboring Benedictine monastery, which oversaw the nearby Church of St. Nicholas. However, after the dissolution of the monastery by Joseph II, the building was purchased by the city. Franz Kafka was born in this house in 1883 and lived here with his family for two years. At the end of the 19th century, the house was demolished following a devastating fire, and a new building was erected in accordance with the ongoing urban renewal of the Josefov district. Only the stone entrance from the original structure was preserved, which architect Václav Pařízek incorporated into the new Neo-Baroque building. As a tribute to the world-renowned author, a bronze bust by sculptor Karel Hladík was unveiled on the facade of the house in 1965. Franz Kafka was a German-language writer, best known for his works such as the novel The Trial and the novella The Metamorphosis.

The small three-story house associated with the name of the prominent Czech writer Karolina Světlá can also be found under the names U Tří králů (At the Three Kings) or U Bílého preclíku (At the White Pretzel). It is originally a Renaissance row house that was reconstructed in the first quarter of the 18th century in the Baroque style. After World War II, it was adorned with a memorial plaque by the sculptor Marta Jirásková. Karolina Světlá was born here and spent her youth in this house. For most of her adult life, she lived on Ve Smečkách Street or in the house U Kamenného stolu (At the Stone Table) on Karlovo náměstí (Charles Square), where she eventually passed away. In her works, she extensively explored social issues, moral values, and the position of women in society. She wrote several works set in Prague’s middle-class environment, but her greatest success came from works set in rural settings, where she emphasized the rural people and strong, morally upright female characters

Karel Jaromír Erben was born in Miletín, but he spent most of his life in Prague, where he eventually passed away in a house called U Tří tykví (At the Three Pumpkins) in the Old Town. The first mentions of the building date back to the second half of the 14th century, but its appearance is attributed to a Baroque reconstruction in 1705. The current structure is an unconventional replica of the original house, which was demolished in 1932 and replaced a few years later with a new building faithfully imitating the original facade. The house is adorned with a late Baroque statue of St. Hubert with a deer, which has led to the nickname “House U Jelena” (At the Deer). The facade also features a memorial plaque honoring the national revivalist and writer Karel Jaromír Erben, who is known for his famous poetry collection Kytice (The Bouquet). He resided here during the last three years of his life until 1870.

The birthplace of the author of The Good Soldier Švejk, Jaroslav Hašek, was built according to the plans of Johann Nowotný in 1842. This resulted in a three-story, four-winged late Neoclassical building, of which only the wing facing Školská Street has survived to this day. The other three wings facing Štěpánská Street had to make way in 1927 for the functionalist Habich Department Store by J. Havlíček and J. Polívka. The aim of the design was to introduce rational development of enclosed residential blocks with large open courtyards into the medieval structure of the city, ensuring sufficient light and better ventilation. The result was a solid, modest building with an inner courtyard and a regular grid of windows, complemented on the facade by an entrance with two-winged Neo-Renaissance doors. Directly above the portal entrance, a memorial plaque is placed to commemorate the famous native who was born in the house 41 years after its construction.