Sights · Our pick in Prague
Municipal House
Built 1905–1911
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About Municipal House
The Municipal House on Náměstí Republiky was built between 1905 and 1911. Its café, French and Pilsner restaurants, American bar, Lord Mayor’s Salon and the Smetana Hall are Art Nouveau interiors decorated by Alfons Mucha, Jan Preisler, Ladislav Šaloun and others; guided tours run in English and Czech (Prague City Tourism). The box office is open daily 10:00–19:00.
Why it's on our list
- 1905–1911
- Mucha’s Mayor’s Hall
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Municipal House before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Municipal House, as the crow flies.
- Hotel Paris Prague50 m1 min walk
- Buddha-Bar Hotel Prague150 m2 min walk
- BoHo Prague Hotel200 m3 min walk
- The Grand Mark Prague250 m3 min walk
- Hotel Josef250 m3 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Municipal House are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro and tram stops
- Náměstí RepublikyBTram200 m2 min walk
- Dlouhá třídaTram300 m4 min walk
- JindřišskáTram350 m4 min walk
Key sights
- Old Town Square500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Jewish Museum550 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Wenceslas Square700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Charles Bridge1.3 kmWalk 17 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Prague Castle2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Vyšehrad2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Václav Havel Airport11 kmCar or taxi 36 min
Main railway stations
- Masarykovo nádraží350 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Praha hlavní nádraží800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min