The elegant baroque palace at the corner of Karlova and Husova streets in Prague historic center

The photograph portrays one of the most characteristic corners of Prague Old Town: the intersection of Karlova Street, the medieval road connecting Old Town Square to Charles Bridge, and Husova Street. The corner building features a splendid baroque facade in salmon pink with white stucco decorations, curvilinear gables, and an elegant wrought iron lamppost. Ground floor shops house typical tourist center businesses: jewelry stores, Bohemian crystal shops, and restaurants. Tourists of various nationalities crowd the narrow cobblestone streets, part of the Royal Way that Bohemian sovereigns traveled during coronation ceremonies. The architecture testifies to the wealth of Prague bourgeoisie in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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