U Písecké brány 1

U Písecké brány 1 is a residential building in , , , . U Písecké brány 1 is situated near , as well as near the fountain .
Photo: ŠJů, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Residential building
  • Description: former chapel in Prague
  • Also known as: “bývalá kaple Panny Marie Pomocné” and “Bývalá kaple Panny Marie Pomocné v ulici U Písecké brány v Praze”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Prague Castle and Queen Anne’s Summer 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. is situated 460 metres southwest of U Písecké brány 1.

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 160 metres southwest of U Písecké brány 1.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 360 metres southwest of U Písecké brány 1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stalin Monument and Hradčany.

Locality
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Stalin's Monument was a 15.5 m granite statue honoring Joseph Stalin in , Czechoslovakia. It was unveiled on 1 May 1955 after more than 5+1⁄2 years of work, and was the world's largest representation of Stalin. The sculpture was demolished in late 1962.

Suburb
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, 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.

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.

U Písecké brány 1

Latitude
50.09502° or 50° 5′ 42″ north
Longitude
14.40625° or 14° 24′ 23″ east
Levels
1
Roof shape
hipped
Open location code
9F2P3CW4+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 216401260
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­residential
Wiki­data ID
Q31824785
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In Other Languages

“U Písecké brány 1” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Bývalá kaple U Písecké brány čp. 202”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jižní předpolí Písecké brány and Vějíř Žofie Chotkové.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Písecká brána and Mýtnice.

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