Obecní dům

Just about every lead- ing Czech artist of the time worked on the Obecní dům. The ornate wrought iron entrance canopy, the mosaic in the arched gable and the gilded copper dome above, give a foretaste of the kind of ornamental detail that lies within, including a sumptuously decorated café and restaurant (you can see the photos below), and the Smetanova síň concert hall.

Jan Hus Monument

1915 monument to Jan Hus the centrepiece of Staroměstské náměstí. The Jan Hus Memorial stands at one end of Old Town Square, Prague in the Czech Republic. The huge monument depicts victorious Hussite warriors and Protestants who were forced into exile 200 years after Hus in the wake of the lost Battle of the White Mountain during the Thirty Years’ War, and a young mother who symbolises national rebirth.

Grand Hotel Evropa

Once Wenceslas Square’s finest café, the Evropa retains its original 1905 decor.

Praha hlavní nádraží

Fight your way through the subterranean modern station section and head upstairs to admire the fading splendour of Josef Fanta’s glorious 1909 creation.

Pojišťovna Praha

If only all insurance company offices were this beautiful, with five lozenge-shaped windows forming the word PRAHA, surrounded by floral mosaics. Designed by Osvald Polívka, as was neighbouring Topičův dům.

U Nováků

Former department store featuring exquisitely delicate ironwork and a mosaic facade by Jan Preisler.

Josefov

The old Jewish ghetto was demolished in the 1890s and replaced with luxurious five-storey blocks, giv- ing Josefov the highest density of Art Nouveau buildings in the city.

Masarykovo nábřeží

From the most Legií, with its curlicue lampposts, the embankment of Masarykovo nábřeží is a non-stop parade of neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau mansions, with Hlaholthe best of the lot.

Palacký Monument

Less well known than the Jan Hus Monument but even more striking.

Průmyslový palác

A flamboyant steel and glass exhibition hall built for the 1891 Prague Exhibition, centrepiece of the trade-fair grounds.