Prague Old Town Hall Tower

The Town Hall features an astronomical clock, a tower, an underground area, and the wedding hall

The 14th-century massive tower (almost 70 metres high) is the dominant feature of the Old Town Hall and indeed the entire square. The tower´s viewing gallery offers beautiful views of the city; admire the nearby Týn Cathedral or Saint Nicholas´Church, see the Prague Castle in the distance, or the multitude of towers, spires and domes arrayed in Prague´s diverse architecture. 

Interesting facts: 

• The Prague Tourist Information Centre is located in the reception area of the Old Town Hall.
• The tower was built as a solitary tower in 1338, the same year as the Old Town Hall, the seat of the Old Town administration, was built. 
• The oldest part of the complex consists of the southern wing a beautiful Gothic tower with a bay chapel and a unique astronomical clock (Orloj) – where, every hour between 9 am and 11 pm, the twelve apostles appear.
• The Gothic Revival eastern wing of the Town Hall was destroyed during the Prague Uprising on May 8, 1945 and was never rebuilt. 

How to get there: 

• Accessibility by Prague public transport:
  Metro A (green line) - Staroměstská station
  tram - Staroměstská stop
• Nearest car parking:
  OLD TOWN PARKING, Alšovo nábřeží 12, Prague 1