The smallest house in Prague is located in Anežská Street. He used to serve as a brothel
The smallest house in the metropolis stands in Prague’s Anežská Street. It is only two and a quarter meters wide and previously served as a brothel. It was established in 1853. Almost ten years later, in 1862 it was supplemented by another, third part. Thinking of the number of rooms at the depth of the house. The architect was Josef Liebel. Today, there is only the facade of the original house, through which one enters the rear wing, which is inhabited.
The alley in which the house stands used to be the second entrance to the courtyard of the U Křikavů house in Řásnovka. It was not until the centuries that the passage was transformed into a living room in which a certain lady had been a brothel for over forty years, until 1922.
Anežská Street heads from Haštalské náměstí to the Na Františku complex. The street has been named after Anežka Česká since 1870. You will find the Church of St. Haštal on Haštalské Square. It was one of the oldest parish centers in Prague and is the only church in Bohemia dedicated to St. Hastal.
One of the expositions of the National Gallery in Prague is located in the monastery of St. Agnes of Bohemia at the other end of Anežská Street. It exhibits medieval art in Bohemia and Central Europe between 1200 and 1550. The St. Agnes Monastery was a convent of Poor Clares and minorities. It is one of the most important Gothic buildings in Prague. It was founded in the 1930s by Princess Anežka Česká from Přemysl, together with her brother King Václav I. She soon entered the newly built monastery and lived there at the head of the religious community until her death.
Prague has other records
But to get back to the beginning. In Prague you will discover not only the smallest house in Anežská Street, but also other interesting records. The deepest metro station in Prague is Náměstí Míru on line A with 53 meters. The largest square in Prague is Charles Square. With dimensions of 130,510 meters, it is the largest not only in the metropolis, but also in the country and even one of the largest in Europe.
The oldest railway station is located in Dejvice, it has been in operation since 1830. Originally, the Lánská horse-drawn carriage started there, which was mainly used for timber from the Křivoklát forests. During the First Republic, the station was used by President Masaryk for trips to the Lány chateau. The longest street in Prague is Strakonická Street. You will drive 15.5 kilometers. It starts in Smíchov and ends at the border of the metropolis. It crosses five Prague districts along the way.