Starting Point: Wenceslas Square
Wenceslas Square (Czech: Václavské náměstí) is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings. The square is named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. In 1989, during the Velvet Revolution, large demonstrations (with hundreds of thousands of people or more) were held here. The square is home to several landmarks including the National Museum Building, the statue of Wenceslas, Palác Koruna office building and shopping center, Lindt Building, Adam Pharmacy, Peterka Building, Hotel Juliš, Hotel Evropa, Wiehl House, the Melantrich Building, and Hotel Adria.
Directions: Take the A to Můstek – A or Muzeum or take the C to Muzeum.
Dancing House
The Dancing House (Czech: Tančící dům), or Fred and Ginger, is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building. It was designed by the Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in cooperation with Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant riverfront plot. Its site was the location of a house destroyed by the U.S. bombing of Prague in 1945. According to American pilots, it was the result of a navigation mistake: at the same time, a massive bombing of Dresden was under way. The building was designed in 1992 and completed in 1996. The very non-traditional design was controversial at the time because the house stands out among the Baroque, Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings for which Prague is famous.
Directions: Walk on Václavské náměstí from Wenceslas Square. Take a left on Jungmannovo nám. and walk to the Můstek subway stop. Take the B towards Zličín to Karlovo náměstí. Walk north on Gorazdova and take a left on Resslova.
U Fleku
U Fleků is a pub and microbrewery. Originally a family business, the pub was founded in 1499. It has been referred to as the oldest brewery in Prague. In 1762 the brewery was bought by Jakub Flekovský, which gave its current name: U Fleků means in Czech “At the Fleks'”. After World War II the company was nationalized, and control was transferred to a board of management appointed by the state. Following the Velvet Revolution, the company was privatized.
Directions: Walk away from the river on Resslova. Take a left on Na Zderaze. Take a right on Na Zbořenci and a left on Odborů. Take a left on Myslíkova and a right on Křemencova.
Absinthe Time
Directions: Absinthe Time is located a few doors down from U Fleku.
Eternal Horizon 