What's in a Prague street name

Dolní was built in 1925.

Two streets ago, we talked about Jaurisova (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/02/26/prague-4-day-46-jaurisova/). Jaurisova goes up a hill from east to west.

The first street leading off Jaurisova, when heading upwards, is this one.

And ‘dolní’ is Czech for ‘lower’. I should warn you that this is part of a trilogy, so don’t go expecting any juicy stories on days 49 or 50.

But, for vocabulary fans, the ‘Dolní komora’ is how we would refer to the House of Commons (in the UK) or the House of Representatives (in the US), much as we would like a break from referring to either.

You’ll also see the House of Commons being referred to as the Dolní sněmovna.