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Usually crowded with people enjoying the large, thin-crust pizzas.

After a failed attempt to embalm President Klement Gottwald after his death, the Communist government was forced to cremate their favoured leader. His ashes, as well as those of various other apparatchiks , were buried here atop Vítkov Hill, behind the giant statue of Jan Žižka. They were removed after the Velvet Revolution), and in reparation, the National Museum hopes to create a monument to the victims of totalitarianism on the site.

The one-eyed Hussite general Jan Žižka defeated invading crusaders in 1420 atop the hill where his giant equestrian statue now stands in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Erected in 1929, the monument serves as a memorial to all those who suffered in the Czech struggle for independence. The Communists co-opted the building, and for a time it served as President Klement Gottwald’s mausoleum.

It seems a cruel joke, but the Communist secret police had an interrogation centre in this picture-postcard neighbourhood. The plaque on the wall at Kapučínská 2 honours those who were brought here and coerced into compromising themselves, their neighbours and even their family.

The Jewish mayor (1528–1601) was one of the richest men in Europe (see Mordecai Maisel’s Grave).

Two giant Moors (hence Morzin) bearing up the Romanian Embassy’s façade are said to wander about Malá Strana streets at night.

Classic crystal and cut glass produced by this well known manufacturer. Even if you’re not interested in a large vase or a crystal hedgehog, it’s worth a look around.

Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha is a national hero. Here you’ll find his journals, sketchbooks and paintings, both private and commercial.

National Revival artist Alfons Mucha was one of many to lend his talents to the Municipal House (Obecní Dům ), Prague’s star Art Nouveau attraction. One of its most beautiful and striking features is Karel Špillar’s mosaic above the main entrance, entitled Homage to Prague. It also has a firm place in history as it was from the Municipal House that Czechoslovakia was declared an independent state in 1918. Today, it is home to restaurants, cafés, exhibition halls, shops and the Prague Symphony Orchestra.

A celebration of more than 100 years of Prague’s transport systems, from horse-drawn carriages to the metro. There are more than 40 vehicles on display.