Terraces and roofs in Prague: where to look, culture and picnic
The unusual sloping terrace slopes Holešovice DOX Center for Contemporary Art. View of the gallery and its architectural pride, Gulliver airshipYou can enjoy with food and drink from the adjoining area bistrowhere breakfast and lunch are served. They can arrange on Evergreen i picnic composed of local culinary specialties.
In addition, it continues until September 15 summer theater, which this year brings adaptations of important world novels. Don’t miss the screening ticket competition Repentance based on a model by Ian McEwan. You will hear more from the program directors of the center of Michaela Šilpochová in the 29th part of the podcast KulTýden.
On the roof garden with beehives, can be watched worldwide in live broadcast, a field with agricultural crops, where, for example, sunflowers, maize or aubergines grow according to the season, and above all unusual view of the Prague skyline attracts National Agricultural Museum in Letná. The pearl is the possibility of arrangement picnic, equipment can be rented for a refundable deposit. The place is accessible during the museum’s opening hours.
Former House of trade unions on the outskirts of Žižkov, today known as House Joy, allows access to the roof lookout. On top of a functionalist building built in the 1930s, you can take part in a varied program during the season. Concerts, discussions with celebrities, film screenings or, for example, tastings of exotic dishes take place here. The roof is accessible daily from 3 pm to midnight.
On the top floor of the Ginger and Fred building on Rašín embankment you can head to Glass Bar, where you will find a roof terrace with views across the river to Prague Castle or the National Theater. In addition to sitting with a love and a glass of cocktail, there are various events. The terrace can be visited every day from 10 am to 10 pm.
Photo: archive of the Dancing House in Prague
Huge space above the First Republic Lucerna Palace near Wenceslas Square, who built the grandfather of President Václav Havel, a couple of years ago, a café owner Ondřej Kobza took part in the parade, who created a community garden with a busy cultural program. Reconstruction is currently underway here, but the roof is up reopens on August 5.
Photo: archive of the Roof of the Lantern
Before it occurs in the department store nand the corner of Spálená and Národní třída in 2022 reconstruction, opened May the Great terrace on the fourth floorwhich comes to life with cultural events. On Thursdays and Fridays, the area is open from 5 pm to midnight, and on weekends between 2 pm and midnight.
Photo: archive May 4th floor
Photo: DOX