National Theatre
A neo Renaissance opera house on the Vltava embankment, paid for by public donations and opened in 1881. A fire destroyed it soon after, and it reopened in 1883. It is a symbol of Czech national revival.
- Where
- Prague, Czechia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 50.0811, 14.4136
Get the National Theatre stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at National Theatre. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Prague volume with your photos and a note.
Near National Theatre
Bethlehem Chapel 0.5 km
A reconstructed Gothic style chapel in the Old Town, founded in 1391 for sermons in Czech. The reformer Jan Hus preached here from 1402, and it became a cradle of the Bohemian Reformation.
Charles Bridge 0.6 km
A medieval stone arch bridge across the Vltava, begun in 1357 under King Charles IV. It is closed to traffic and lined with Baroque statues, and links the Old Town with the Lesser Town beneath Prague Castle.
Dancing House 0.6 km
An office building on the Vltava embankment designed by Vlado Milunić with Frank Gehry and completed in 1996. Its two curving towers resemble a pair of dancers, which gave it the nickname Ginger and Fred.
Prague Old Town 0.6 km
The medieval core of Prague on the right bank of the Vltava, once ringed by a moat and wall. Its tangle of lanes, Gothic churches and Baroque houses leads to Old Town Square, and the district forms part of the UNESCO listed historic centre.
Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius 0.6 km
The main Orthodox church of the Czech lands, in Resslova Street in the New Town. In 1942 the parachutists who killed Reinhard Heydrich hid in its crypt, and a memorial to them stands there today.
Clementinum 0.6 km
A vast complex of Jesuit buildings beside Charles Bridge, begun in the 16th century. It houses the National Library, the richly frescoed Baroque Library Hall and an astronomical tower used for weather and time observations.
Memorial to the Victims of Communism 0.7 km
A series of bronze figures descending a flight of steps on Petřín hill, made by the sculptor Olbram Zoubek and unveiled in 2002. The figures grow more worn and broken as they go down, and mark those who suffered under communism.
Lennon Wall 0.7 km
A wall on Velkopřevorské Square in the Lesser Town, covered in graffiti, song lyrics and messages of peace. It began after John Lennon was killed in 1980, when young Czechs wrote on it as a quiet protest against the communist regime.
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Questions
Where is National Theatre?
National Theatre is in Prague, Czechia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bethlehem Chapel (0.5 km), Charles Bridge (0.6 km), Dancing House (0.6 km).
How do I get the National Theatre stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at National Theatre and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Prague volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to National Theatre before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Prague volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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