Golden Lane - Prague

Golden Lane is a street situated at the Prague Castle, Czech Republic. Its name is connected with 16th century alchemists, who had to look there, according leg...
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Golden Lane is a street situated at the Prague Castle, Czech Republic. Its name is connected with 16th century alchemists, who had to look there, according legends, for a reaction to produce gold. Golden Lane consist of tiny colored houses. Today it is a part of small and big castle ring, while from the closing hour of Prague Castle interiors it is open for free. Nowadays there are many souvenir shops in the houses and there is a medieval museum of armory within the former 14th-century fortification accessible from the Golden Lane.
House no. 22 is connected with Franz Kafka, Czech-Jewish writer, who used this house for approximately two years coming here to write in peace.
Golden Lane is connected with Dalibor Tower, which used to be a dungeon.
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