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Deminka Palace Hotel Praha

Deminka Palace Hotel

Prague center → Vinohrady, Prague 2 • 1.8 mi ( 2.8 km ) from Prague Castle

Praha Hotel Deminka Palace is from category 4 star Prague hotel, located in Prague city center, near the National Museum. Deminka Palace hotel is within walking distance from most of the historical and cultural sights of Prague such as the Old Town Square, Tyn Cathedral, Wenceslas Square, the National Theater, Namesti Miru, the National Library. Deminka Palace hotel represents the meeting point between history and modernity, art and wellness, past and future.

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Hotel King David Prague Praha

Hotel King David Prague

Prague centre → New Town, Prague 1 • 1.6 mi ( 2.6 km ) from Prague Castle

Hotel King David Prague is advantageously located in the city center in historical part of Prague - Old Town. The hotel is in the cultural heart of the city and within walking distance of the central business district, as well as of the main tourist attractions.

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Design Hotel Elephant Praha

Design Hotel Elephant

Prague center → New Town, Prague 1 • 1.6 mi ( 2.5 km ) from Prague Castle

Four Star Design Hotel Elephant is located in a street in Florence, in the heart of Prague. Next to the hotel is a bus station Florenc and metro station Florenc. Hotel offers it clients connect to the free wifi and free parking in a big garage.

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HOTEL U Sládků Praha

HOTEL U Sládků

Prague out of center → Břevnov, Prague 6 • 1.5 mi ( 2.5 km ) from Prague Castle

Hotel U Sládků Praha, from category 3 star hotels in Prague, is situated in a residential district of Prague. Perhaps the hotel´s biggest advantage is its perfect location. It takes only 5 minutes by tram to the Prague Castle and 20 minutes (no changing trams) to the city centre. The tram stop „U Kaštanu“ is directly in front of the hotel. Hotel is surrounded by many interesting places: Břevnov monastery, Strahov Monastery - one of the oldest monasteries in Europe.

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Hostel-Centre Praha

Hostel-Centre

Prague center → New Town, Prague 2 • 1.8 mi ( 2.9 km ) from Prague Castle
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Mama Shelter Prague hotel Praha

Mama Shelter Prague hotel

Prague close to center → Holešovice, Prague 7 • 1.3 mi ( 2 km ) from Prague Castle
International 4*PARKHOTEL PRAHA is located just 5 minutes from city centre and close to Prague fairground.The hotel offers 237 rooms, hotel restaurant, lobby bar, pizzerie and 4 meeting rooms.The hotel has good connection to the city centre, in front of the hotel there is a tram stop
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Residence Vocelova  Praha

Residence Vocelova

Prague center → New Town, Prague 2 • 1.8 mi ( 2.9 km ) from Prague Castle
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Hotel City Central De Luxe Praha

Hotel City Central De Luxe

Prague center → New Town, Prague 2 • 1.8 mi ( 2.9 km ) from Prague Castle

Hotel City Central de luxe Praha, from category 3 star Prague hotels, is close to the Prague centre. Just 5 minutes walk from Prague’s main boulevard Wenceslas Square. The underground and tram station I. P. Pavlova is 50 metres far.

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Hotel Tivoli Praha

Hotel Tivoli

Prague centre → New Town, Prague 2 • 1.8 mi ( 3.0 km ) from Prague Castle

Hotel Tivoli Praha, from category 3 star Prague hotels, is situated in Prague centre, in the business and residential district of New Town – Vinohrady, right next to the metro station I. P. Pavlova and within walking distance of Wenceslas Square, the National Museum, the Prague Congress Centre, and all major historical sights. 

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Alton Hotel Praha

Alton Hotel

Prague center → New Town, Prague 1 • 1.8 mi ( 3.0 km ) from Prague Castle

Alton Hotel Praha is located in the centre of Prague, some three minutes from Wenceslas Square. Metro and tram are in front and beside the hotel. The hotel has 28 rooms,all with air condition,high speed internet access (up to 2 Mbps) free of charge, TV, satelite, telephone, refrigerator, safe, bathroom with hairdryer and WC. One room is specially fitted for the handicapped persons. There are 7 parking lots available for hotel guests.

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Hotel Klára *** Praha

Hotel Klára ***

Prague close to center → Holešovice, Prague 7 • 1.4 mi ( 2.2 km ) from Prague Castle

Pension Klara Praha, from category 3 star pension in Prague, is located near the Vltavská metro station (metro line C) is approx. 250 meters from the hotel. A tram stop with seven various lines going to all parts of Prague is only 100 meters away. Its great advantage is its location on a quiet street, only 4-6 minutes from the historical Prague centre. 

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Hotel Brixen Praha - Double room (single use), Double room

Hotel Brixen

Prague center → New Town, Prague 2 • 1.8 mi ( 3.0 km ) from Prague Castle

Praha Hotel Brixen, from category 3 star Prague hotels, is located in the Prague centre, only 10 minutes walking from Wenceslaw Square (Vaclavske namesti). The nearest metro station, I.P.Pavlova - `line C` is only 2 minutes away. Ideal for those looking for comfort at exceptional value in a strategic downtown location.

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Prague Castle (Pražský hrad)

Prague CastlePrague Castle

Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad) is the official residence and office of the President of the Czech Republic. Located in the Hradčany district of Prague and dating back to the ninth century, the castle has been a seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia. The Bohemian Crown Jewels are kept within a hidden room inside it.

The Guinness Book of Records lists Prague Castle as the largest ancient castle in the world. It occupies an area of almost 70,000 m2, at about 570 meters in length and an average of about 130 meters wide.

History

The history of the castle stretches back to the year 870 with the construction of its first walled building, the Church of the Virgin Mary. The Basilica of Saint George and the Basilica of St. Vitus were founded under the reign of Vratislav and his son St. Wenceslas in the first half of the 10th century.

The first convent in Bohemia was founded in the castle, next to the church of St. George. A Romanesque palace was erected here during the 12th century. In the 14th century, under the reign of Charles IV the royal palace was rebuilt in Gothic style and the castle fortifications were strengthened. In place of rotunda and basilica of St. Vitus began building of a vast Gothic church, that have been completed almost six centuries later.

During the Hussite Wars and the following decades, the castle was not inhabited. In 1485, King Ladislaus II Jagello began to rebuild the castle. The massive Vladislav Hall (built by Benedikt Rejt) was added to the Royal Palace. New defence towers were also built on the north side of the castle.

A large fire in 1541 destroyed large parts of the castle. Under the Habsburgs, some new buildings in renaissance style were added. Ferdinand I built Belvedere as a summer palace for his wife Anne. Rudolph II used Prague Castle as his main residence. He founded the northern wing of the palace, with the Spanish Hall, where his precious art collections were exhibited.

The Second Prague defenestration in 1618 began the Bohemian Revolt. During the subsequent wars, the Castle was damaged and dilapidated. Many works from the collection of Rudolph II were looted by Swedes in 1648, in the Battle of Prague (1648) which was the final act of the Thirty Years' War.

The last major rebuilding of the castle was carried out by Empress Maria Theresa in the second half of the 18th century. Following his abdication in 1848, and the succession of his nephew, Franz Joseph, to the throne, the former emperor, Ferdinand I, made Prague Castle his home.

In 1918, the castle became the seat of the president of the new Czechoslovak Republic T.G. Masaryk. The New Royal Palace and the gardens were renovated by Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik. In this period the St Vitus Cathedral was finished (on September 28, in 1929). Renovations continued in 1936 under Plečnik's successor Pavel Janák.

On March 15, 1939, shortly after the Nazi regime strong-armed former Czech President Emil Hacha (who suffered a heart-attack during the negotiations) to hand his nation over to the Germans, Adolf Hitler spent a night in the Prague Castle, "proudly surveying his new possession." During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in World War II, Prague Castle became the headquarters of Reinhard Heydrich, the "Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia". He was said to have placed the Bohemian crown on his head; old legends say a usurper who places the crown on his head is doomed to die within a year. Less than a year after assuming power, on May 27, 1942, Heydrich was attacked by British-trained Czech soldiers while on his way to the Castle, and died of his wounds (which became infected) a week later.

After the liberation of Czechoslovakia, it housed the offices of the communist Czechoslovak government. During the Velvet Revolution, Alexander Dubček, the leader of Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring, appeared on a balcony overlooking Wenceslas Square to hear throngs of protesters below shouting "Dubček to the Castle!" As they pushed for him to take his seat as president of the country at Prague Castle, he embraced the crowd as a symbol of democratic freedom.

After Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the castle became the seat of the Head of State of the new Czech Republic. Similar to what Masaryk did with Plečnik, president Václav Havel commissioned Bořek Šípek to be the architect of post-communism Prague Castle's necessary improvements, in particular of the facelift of the castle's gallery of paintings.

Architectural styles of Prague Castle

The castle buildings represent virtually every architectural style of the last millennium. Prague Castle includes Gothic St Vitus Cathedral, Romanesque Basilica of St. George, a monastery and several palaces, gardens and defense towers. Most of the castle areas are open to tourists. Nowadays, the castle houses several museums, including the National Gallery collection of Bohemian baroque and mannerism art, exhibition dedicated to Czech history, Toy Museum and the picture gallery of Prague Castle, based on the collection of Rudolph II. The Summer Shakespeare Festival regularly takes place in the courtyard of Burgrave Palace.

The neighborhood around Prague Castle is called Hradčany.

Palaces

  • Starý královský palác (old Royal Palace), not to be confused with the Old Royal Palace in Athens)
  • Letohrádek královny Anny (Belvedere or Royal Summer Palace)
  • Lobkovický palác (Lobkowicz Palace, not to be confused with the German embassy in Malá Strana)
  • Nový královský palác (New Royal Palace, Czech Republic, not to be confused with the New Royal Palace in Athens)

Halls

  • Sloupová síň (Column Hall)
  • Španělský sál (Spanish Hall), Rudolfova galerie (Rudolph's Gallery) and Rothmayerův sál (Rothmayer's Hall)
  • Vladislavský sál (Vladislav Hall)
t:source: http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pražský_hrad

Landmarks near Prague Castle

  • St. Vitus Cathedral
    90 yd ( 80 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Věž Katedrály sv. Víta
    130 yd ( 120 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Pražský hrad
    140 yd ( 130 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Nerudova ulice
    250 yd ( 220 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Schwarzenberg Palace
    250 yd ( 230 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Public transport station Nerudova
    260 yd ( 240 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Divadlo Inspirace
    270 yd ( 250 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice
    280 yd ( 250 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Public transport station Šporkova
    330 yd ( 300 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Akademie múzických umění v Praze
    330 yd ( 300 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Church of Saint Nicholas
    340 yd ( 310 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Toskánský palác
    370 yd ( 340 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Malostranské náměstí
    380 yd ( 350 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Palácové zahrady
    390 yd ( 360 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Public transport station Malostranské náměstí
    410 yd ( 370 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Pedagogické muzeum
    420 yd ( 380 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Malostranská beseda
    420 yd ( 380 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Wallenstein Palace
    420 yd ( 390 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Public transport station Pražský hrad
    430 yd ( 390 m ) from Prague Castle
  • Golden Lane
    440 yd ( 400 m ) from Prague Castle

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