A city of Art Nouveau come alive, there are countless beautiful buildings and corridors throughout Prague, and Pasáž Lucerna is one of these. Walking in thru one of the entrances you immediately notice the geometric patterns--on the diamond and polygonal floor tiles, staggered angular and arched storefront facades, rectangular coffers and skylights in the ceiling, repeated oval and cruciform* metalwork in the skylight windows. As you reach Kino Lucerna--the old school movie theatre inside this passage--the nature-inspired curves along the staircase and balcony show off more decorative archway details, culminating in the statue of Saint Wenceslas sitting upside down on a dead horse. Hanging from the ceiling under a glass dome, it's a question mark suspended in the air, unknown in meaning by Czech artist David Cerny. Transom windows with fanning deco metalwork designs sit above the entry points to the ticket office, theatre cafe, and theatre entryways. I really enjoyed the details in this corridor; like many public passageways in Prague they are open 24/7 which is amazing for multiple reasons--they provide shortcuts to cut thru buildings to reach your final destination, you can explore a different aspect of buildings from the inside out, rather than just viewing them from the outside, and lastly (purely from a tourist point of view) it's impressive the high level of public safety and civic responsibility allowing these to stay open. Hope others enjoy this delightful pearl as much as I did in the architectural treasure trove that is Prague! *a flower shape that is cross-like with four petals read more

Pasáž Lucerna - Inside - Shopping Passages Near Me - Prague, Puerto Rico

unfortunately not much going on here. cool for the statues, but i was expecting more. was only here for about 5 minutes. Not super historical as i would have hoped, mainly just souvenir shops read more

Pasáž Lucerna - Shopping Passages Near Me - Prague, Puerto Rico

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Czech polemic artist, all his artwork is meant to generate something in his audience. This time, we can see St. Wenceslas as a warrior but on top of a dead horse, upside down. There is no official explanation for this piece of art, but, we can deduce that he was not a big fan of St. Wenceslas. Artista checo polémico, todas sus esculturas buscan generar o provocar algo en su público. Esta vez, podemos ver a St. Wenceslao como un guerrero pero montando en un caballo muerto y dado vuelta. No hay una explicación oficial para esta pieza, pero, podemos deducir que no era muy fanático de Wenceslao. read more

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This is one of those places which really highlights and illuminates the gorgeous art nouveau interiors of Prague. It may look like your typical indoor strip mall in Prague, but inside, especially in the Kino, you are surrounded by reliefs, sculpture, and murals which are some of the best Nouveau examples I have seen in Central Europe. Fabulous! read more