U Prince

THE HOTEL BUILDING FROM 12TH CENTURY

HAS WITNESSED FUNDAMENTAL MOMENTS IN CZECH HISTORY

The Old Town Square has been the heart of Prague for over a thousand years. This former marketplace, positioned on one of Europe´s most significant trade routes, was transformed into a square in the 12th century when Prague was granted town privileges. It was also in this era when the history of this building, previously also known as Golden or Black Angel´s, began.

A delicately reconstructed baroque facade of the Hotel u Prince dates back to the first half of 18th century. That was also the period when the well-known sculptor Ignatius F. Platzer created the statue of st. Florian that now decorates the corner of the building and is a symbol of our hotel.

The history of the building tells us that in 15th and 16th century it was used as a pharmacy, in relation to the nearby Small square that was a medieval center of this medicine field. In the middle of 19th century, a bookstore was located on the ground floor of the building and it was only in the 20th century that the hospitality industry started to reside here.