Municipal house of Prague, a magnificent example of art Nouveau style, located on the Republic square (namesti Republiky), was built in the early XX century on the site of the Royal Palace, where he managed to get all the most celebrated personalities of the Czech court. The Palace was built in the XV century, many times destroyed by fire, but rebuilt. Finally, it was decided not to restore, but to create an entirely new building, which would be consistent with the views of Czechs about the ideal structure of the "Czech national Revival". For the construction of Public house took 7 years.

Interestingly, for the decorations of the building were invited very famous artists who create their works in a unique, unusual style. So, on the mural mosaics on the facade the artist worked K. Spillar, and painting of the hall mayors were charged by A. with the Fly. All images on the walls can be called national, they are imbued with the spirit of patriotism and devoted to the rise of Czech culture.

The main room of the Public house received its name in honor of one of the most famous Czech composers – Smetana. This hall has seen many important events in Czech history. In particular, there was proclaimed the independence of the Czech Republic in the early twentieth century.

The public house was the most modern at the time of communication, for example, Central heating and plumbing. Everything was done so efficiently that many of them are still working.

To get inside the Public house. There are pretentious cafes and several exhibition and concert halls. To view them, you need to sign up for a tour.