Tour Overview
Prague is a living encyclopedia of architecture. The Prague Baroque belongs to the most amazing examples of this period in the world. Take a walking guided tour of Prague’s most invaluable Baroque monuments such as the Matthias Gate, a fine Baroque triumphal arch in the Prague Castle area which is the earliest Baroque building from the beginning of the 17th century. The Baroque style, often heavy and over-ornate, blossomed in St. Nicholas’s Cathedral in the Lesser Quarter. The intention was to inspire a feeling of awe. Other examples of this style: Valdstejn Palace, Church Our Lady of Loreto, Baroque ornamental sculptures on the Charles Bridge, Clementinum – an extensive building of the former Jesuit college which now houses the Library of the Czech Republic containing the works of art and architecture from the early until the late Baroque periods. There are many further superb Baroque structures that you simply must see.