RUE DES MOVES (NA PŘÍKOPĚ)
This shopping street leads from Wenceslas Square to the Powder Tower. Today, it is an alignment of rather mid- to high-end fashion boutiques. All along the way there are many passages, also dedicated to leisure and consumerism (a large cinema and restaurants in the Slovansky Dům). On the way, if you are not captivated by window shopping, you will appreciate to detail the facades of some notable houses. At number 12, start by pushing the door of the Moser crystal works into the sumptuous interior. Take a look outside at the Baroque palace Silva-Taroucca. Signed K.-I. Dientzenhofer, it offers a very elegant facade that opens onto a passage. Further on, two buildings frame the breakthrough of Nekazanka Street and deserve to be stopped. The one on the right, Na Příkopě 18, has beautiful mosaics. They are by Jan Preisler, one of the very first to have integrated Art Nouveau into his painting. The one on the left, Na Příkopě 20, is designed by the same architect, Osvald Polivka, one of the greatest names of this period. Both buildings were built to accommodate the city's brand new banks, born of the wealth brought by the industrial boom. Many artists of the time, including Aleš and Sucharda, worked on the decoration of the facade. At number 20, the stairs will leave you speechless. Max Švabinský's allegorical paintings decorate the hall, the first floor room is topped by a magnificent glass roof.
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