What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

Steps

  • Prague 4, day 135: Podolské schody

    Podolské schody were built in 1925. There may be a proper street sign up at the top. These are the ‘Podolí Steps’, built around the same time as much everything else round here, when Podolí was newly part of Prague and expanding. The steps got a bit of attention in late 2023, when railings were Continue reading

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  • Prague 1, day 50: Staré zámecké schody

    Originally published on X on 26 October 2023. These supposed ‘old castle steps’ have been around since the 17th century. Which, sure, makes them old, but doesn’t make them older than the supposedly ‘new’ castle steps discussed on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/08/prague-1-day-40-zamecke-schody/. They were given a reconstruction in 1835-7, and have had their current name since then. They’re Continue reading

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  • Prague 1, day 40: Zámecké schody

    Originally published on X on 16 October 2023. You’ll have been down these (if you planned your sightseeing round Prague sensibly), or up them (if you didn’t). Back in the Middle Ages, there was a road here, aptly called Strmá cesta (Steep Road). At some point, these were replaced by the steps (which have basically Continue reading

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  • Prague 1, day 23: Radnické schody

    Originally published on X on 21 September 2023. You may remember me mentioning the former town hall in Loretánská yesterday, largely because it’s awesome: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/08/prague-1-day-22-loretanska/ In Czech, a town hall is called a radnice, because a council (rada) would meet there (see also: the German Rathaus). The adjective from radnice is radnický, and schody are Continue reading

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  • Prague 2, day 72: Pod Nuselskými schody

    Originally published on Twitter on 17 January 2023. Pod Nuselskými schody was built around 1895. This translates as ‘Under the Nusle steps’. Which are visible in this photo (just), and connect today’s street with Šafaříkova (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/07/06/prague-2-day-61-safarikova/). Like Žižkov, Vinohrady and many more, Nusle was a separate village, which later became a town, and then became Continue reading

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