A late Art Nouveau palace (1911-12) at the foot of Wenceslas Square, crowned by Stanislav Sucharda's figures. Inside, the cross-shaped passage meets under a 170 m² dome made of thousands of decorated glass tiles. Here Prague's first automat sold an open sandwich or a lemonade from a coin slot, the start of the city's bufet habit; most visitors walk past the shop fronts outside.
- Address
- Václavské náměstí 1 / Na Příkopě, 110 00 Praha 1
- Hours
- Mon-Sat 09:00-20:00; Sun 10:00-20:00 (Google listing via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- Kč
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Stand in the centre of the passage and look straight up at the glass dome.
- Locals still call the building 'automat Koruna'.