Czech Republic
Central Bohemia
Prague

Golden Lane

Golden Lane is a street situated in , . Originally built in the 16th century to house Rudolf II's castle guards, it takes its name from the goldsmiths that lived there in the 17th century.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: street in Prague, part of Prague Castle
  • Also known as: “Zlatá ulička” and “Zlatá ulička u Daliborky”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prague Castle and Lobkowicz Palace.

Castle
Photo: Ludek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle complex in , serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia.

Museum
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a part of the complex in , . It is the only privately owned building in the complex and houses the Lobkowicz Collections and Museum.

Public building
Photo: Karen Blaha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Queen Anne's Summer Palace, sometimes called Belvedere, is a Renaissance building located in the Royal Garden of in the . It is considered to be one of the purest Italian Renaissance architecture located outside of . is situated 200 metres northeast of Golden Lane.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malá Strana and Hradčany.

Suburb
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of is the lower area on the left bank.

Suburb
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, is the district of the city of , surrounding . The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about 570 metres in length and an average of about 130 metres wide.

Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of is the lower area on the left bank.

Golden Lane

Latitude
50.09206° or 50° 5′ 31″ north
Longitude
14.40427° or 14° 24′ 15″ east
Elevation
254 metres (833 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3CR3+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4172786092
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
9613573
Wiki­data ID
Q1535529
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Golden Lane” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Rrugica e artë”
  • Armenian: “Ոսկե փողոց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qızıl küçə”
  • Belarusian: “Залатая вулачка”
  • Bulgarian: “Златна уличка”
  • Bulgarian: “Златната уличка”
  • Chinese: “黃金巷”
  • Chinese: “黄金巷”
  • Croatian: “Zlatna ulica”
  • Czech: “Zlatá ulička u Daliborky”
  • Czech: “Zlatá ulička”
  • Dutch: “Gouden Straatje”
  • French: “ruelle d’Or”
  • French: “Ruelle d’Or”
  • German: “Goldene Gasse”
  • German: “Goldenes Gässchen”
  • German: “Goldenes Gäßchen”
  • German: “Zlata ulicka”
  • German: “Zlatá ulička”
  • Greek: “Χρυσό Σοκάκι”
  • Hungarian: “Arany utcácska”
  • Hungarian: “Zlatá ulička”
  • Irish: “An Lána Óir”
  • Irish: “Zlatá ulička”
  • Italian: “vicolo d’Oro”
  • Italian: “Vicolo d’oro”
  • Italian: “Vicolo d’Oro”
  • Korean: “황금소로”
  • Macedonian: “Златна уличка”
  • Polish: “Złota Uliczka w Pradze”
  • Polish: “Złota Uliczka”
  • Romanian: “Strada de aur”
  • Russian: “Злата улочка”
  • Russian: “Золотая улочка”
  • Serbian: “Златна улица”
  • Slovak: “Zlatá ulička”
  • Spanish: “Callejon del oro”
  • Spanish: “Callejón del oro”
  • Turkish: “Altın Yol”
  • Ukrainian: “Золота вуличка”
  • Vietnamese: “Ngõ Vàng”
  • Yue Chinese: “黃金巷”

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