House ref. no. 84


House ref. no. 84 (Prazska Street no. 15) "The White Lion" (U bileho lva) - a sizeable two-storey corner building with a mansard roof and central protruding facade, containing an ostentatious Renaissance portal from the latter half of the 16th century.

In the early 19th century, the building was modified in Louis-Seize fashion. It was one of the largest and most expensive houses in the city. One reason for this was its proximity to the Prague Gate and there used to be a hotel here, dating from the 17th century at the latest.

In the 1980s it was remodified. Next to the house there used to be the Prague Gate with the home of the gateman; the gate was demolished in 1822.


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