Molly's Time Machine

"What's that you say? Time machine?"

Centuries of Prague's History at Your Feet

Well before you get too carried away or think young Molly is loosing her mind we should probably mention that we are actually just letting you in on another of Molly's secrets. If you are traveling from old town square to Molly's you will actually pass through centuries of Prague's history in just a few hundred metres.

Start at the Clock

Starting at the Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square you will experience Prague from as early as the 1100s. Moving across old town square you will see Gothic architecture, dating form the 1300s and 1400s. However, as you move toward Molly's you will begin to see a change in the shape and layout of the streets and when you reach U Obecniho Dvora (Molly's Street) you will that you have moved into the 1600s and beautiful baroque and renaissance architecture will greet you.

Indeed, Molly's stands on the border between the Gothic Old Town and the more recent New Town, started in the Renaissance period.

If you stand outside Molly's and look to your left you will the most amazing piece of Prague Baroque architecture - and although the building is somewhat in need of repair, it is nonetheless a beautiful structure.

It also marks the start of a small town within a town, and Molly recommends that you take a few minutes to walk around the narrow thoroughfares that surround her...you will experience streets as they were 400 years ago! Narrow alnes, with low doorways, street level windows and some of the first municipal street lighting all combine to give you a genuine historical experience...

... so not quite a time machine, but sure you know what she means!