filter_categories: Glass Route

  • Zlatý Anděl

    Golden Angel

    September 26, 2023
    The urban building Zlatý Anděl (Golden Angel) got its name from its predecessor, the neoclassical U Zlatého anděla (At the…
  • Pavilon Expo 58 Sklenena Trasa Mapamatky

    Pavilon Expo 58

    September 26, 2023
    The Czechoslovak Pavilion at the first post-war Expo in 1958 was a true sensation. The Brussels pavilion with its restaurant…
  • Ntk 4

    National Technical Library

    September 26, 2023
    The project of the building that no one calls anything other than NTK (National Technical Library) was created as part…
  • Bílá Labuť

    The department store Bílá labuť

    September 26, 2023
    The department store Bílá labuť (White Swan) got its name from the baroque house that stood in its place. It…
  • Pošta 4

    The Czech post main building

    September 26, 2023
    Originally, the site of the current imposing late Neoclassical palace was occupied by a botanical garden owned by Angela of…
  • Skleňák

    The Glass Palace

    September 26, 2023
    The Glass Palace, popularly known as “Skleňák,” is a corner residential building commissioned by the Zemská bank. It was designed…
  • Kobky

    Vaults of the embankment

    September 26, 2023
    The glazed vaults on the Novoměstská náplavka (New Town Embankment) are a great example of modern Prague architecture that complements…
  • Tančící Dům 3

    The Dancing House

    September 26, 2023
    The Dancing House replaced a corner tenement building that was destroyed during the bombings in February 1945. The vacant lot…
  • Albatros

    House of Children’s Book

    September 26, 2023
    The corner building on Národní třída, still known as the “Dům Dětské knihy” (House of Children’s Books), stands on the…
  • Drn Sklenena Trasa Mapamatky

    Drn

    September 26, 2023
    The multifunctional building called Drn has been standing on the corner of Národní třída and Mikulandská Street since 2017. It…