Do you need to turn off after a busy week and not have a chance to get away from the capital? Or, conversely, are you going to Prague for the weekend? Walking through the metropolis and seeing something interesting doesn’t have to mean visiting Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, or Old Town Square. There are also historical pieces in the residential area, where a number of important figures, presidents, actors and dangerous criminals lived.
Every resident of Prague and visitor to the capital knows where the National Theatre, the statue of St. Wenceslas, or Petřín hill is located. And he came to see them too. But what if one is thinking of avoiding the tourist crowds and walking around the residential area? Here too, it is possible to experience a piece of history. With Aktuálně.cz’s guidance, pedestrians will no longer pass by the villa where actor František Filipovský lives without knowing it.
Head of house Pavel Vec he went through several Prague neighborhoods and made guides for interesting sightseeing in Prague. Aktuálně.cz will gradually remind you of the tips.
Strašnice is one of the oldest residential districts to be systematically constructed. With the construction of tram lines during the First Republic of Czechoslovakia, they became a welcome residential area for the middle class. The architecture was diverse after the First World War. Next to each other are historic Neo-Renaissance, Art Nouveau, Functionalist and possibly Art-Deco-built villas. In the 1970s, the famous singer Karel Gott lived here for a short time, but he soon disappeared, the villa is said to have damaged his vocal cords.
On the banks of the Vltava and the adjacent hills Podolí spreads out, there are old and modern villas, typical city blocks and important public buildings. A dilapidated secret observatory here, impressive waterworks shine through, and in the 1950s, a monumental sorrel tree invaded here. Once upon a time, the world-famous architect and designer Eva Jiřičná, who is famous for the interiors of London and New York fashion stores, lived here. You can also see the beautiful student dormitory campus in Soviet style.
It is one of the most famous and oldest garden villa districts in Prague Nutcracker. It was created after the First World War, when a central building with a number of shops, a library, a post office, a restaurant and a cinema was built here. Villas were built in this picturesque district by painters, sculptors, and wealthy manufacturers and traders. The president has also moved to Ořechovka Vaclav Havel and Vaclav Klauswhich however led to tensions with Sudeten Germany.
The picturesque district of Hodkovičky is located in the south of Prague between Braník and Modřany. Its western border is swept by the Vltava, otherwise it is surrounded by forest. A warning to children kill Lidic, the cartoon character Mole was born. In 1941, the Gestapo detained ten resistance fighters from the area of the illegal Sparta I radio station, confiscated 20 radios and several sensitive messages. In series Sinners in the city of Prague the Vacátko police council is investigating the murder of the insane lilliputian hyneček.
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