Žofín Palace
Žofín Palace is a Neo-Renaissance building in Prague, in the Czech Republic. It is a cultural centre, a venue for concerts, balls, conferences and exhibitions. It is situated on Slovanský ostrov, an island in the Vltava river in New Town, Prague.- Email: pokladna@zofin.cz
- Type: Public building
- Description: building in Prague
- Also known as: “Zofin Palace”
- Address: Slovanský ostrov 226, 226 Nové Město, Praha 1, Praha, 11000
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Slav Island and Czech Academy of Sciences.
Czech Academy of Sciences
Government building
The Czech Academy of Sciences was established in 1992 by the Czech National Council as the Czech successor of the former Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and its tradition goes back to the Royal Bohemian Society of Sciences and the Emperor Franz Joseph Czech Academy for Sciences, Literature and Arts. Czech Academy of Sciences is situated 330 metres north of Žofín Palace.
Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. Charles Bridge is situated 1 km north of Žofín Palace.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Josefov and Smíchov.
Old Town and Josefov
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of Prague and the Jewish Town.Smíchov
Suburb
Smíchov has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral area of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and is part of Prague 5. It is on the west bank of the Vltava river.
New Town
Suburb
New Town is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. New Town is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.
Žofín Palace
- Categories: palace, event venue, castle, building, historic site, and government building
- Location: Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.07902° or 50° 4′ 45″ north
Longitude
14.41278° or 14° 24′ 46″ east
Inception
1885
Levels
3
Height
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3CH7+J4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=civic
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Žofín Palace” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蘇菲宮”
- Czech: “palác Žofín”
- Czech: “Palác Žofín”
- French: “palais Žofín”
- French: “Palais Žofín”
- German: “Palais Žofín”
- German: “Sofien-Palast Prag”
- German: “Sophienpalais”
- Italian: “Palazzo Žofín”
- Japanese: “ジョフィーン宮殿”
- Japanese: “ジョフィン宮殿”
- Persian: “کاخ ژوفین”
- Turkish: “Zofin Sarayı”
- Vietnamese: “Cung điện Žofín”
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