What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

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  • Prague 4, day 43: Maroldova

    Maroldova was built in 1910. Luděk Marold was born in Malá Strana in 1865; he was illegitimate and took his mother’s family name. He lost both parents by the age of seven, and was then raised by his aunt, Josefa Maroldová. At the age of sixteen, he was accepted into Prague’s Academy of Fine Arts,…

  • Prague 1, day 151: Konviktská

    Originally published on X on 22 February 2024. Originally, this street was called U sv. Kříže (St Cross), named after a rotunda which was built around 1125. Pleasingly, it’s still there and was done up in 2022. In the 1600s, the street was renamed ‘Horní Solní’ due to the presence of a nearby salt warehouse.…