Chotek Gardens - Letná

The first public park is located in the neighborhood of Prague Castle and Royal Garden with Queen Anne's summer residence. The area has a total area of 3.7 hectares and so it´s ranks among smaller parks in Prague. Nevertheless it has it´s own magic, and if you are tired during the summer tour of Prague Castle and you want to go somewhere near just to rest, there is no better place. The premises were used as occasional wood ware belonging to the Prague Castle until 1833. The Supreme Burgrave, Count Karel Chotka, wished to build here a generous greenery for folk use - from there the original name of the People's Garden. The newly emerging park was planted with more than 60 tree species, which gradually grew and created the impression of wooded fields. As a park decoration a small pond was created in 1887 and the monument of the Czech writer Julius Zeyer by the sculptor and builder Josef Maudr was placed here in 1913. První veřejný park najdete v sousedství Pražského hradu a Královské zahrady s Letohrádkem královny Anny. Prostor má celkovou rozlohu 3,7 ha a řadí se spíše mezi parky ménší. Přesto má své kouzlo a pokud budete v létě unaveni po prohlídce Pražského hradu a budete se chtít někde poblíž jen tak natáhnout na trávu, není lepšího místa. Prostory byly až do roku 1833 užívány jako občasné sklady dříví patřící k Pražskému hradu. Nejvyššího purkrabího, hraběte Karla Chotka, napadlo vybudovat zde obecně prospěšnou zeleň pro lidové využití - odtud původní název Lidová zahrada. Nově vznikající park byl osázen více než 60 druhy dřevin, které postupně vyrostly a vytvořily dojem zalesněné obory. Jako parková dekorace vzniklo roku 1887 malé jezírko a v roce 1913 pomník českého spisovatele Julia Zeyera od sochaře a stavitele Josefa Maudra.

Peace and quiet, nice view... Good place for afternoon walk.

Very beautiful spot well worth the visit.

A pitstop between parks. A park which connects parks. Lovely.

Beautiful park/gardens, well worth the visit on your way to the Castle

Prague has numerous beautiful spots where you can enjoy great views in almost every park and gardens. But this view is really different. ???

Lovely garden. It is good to calm down after the somewhat busy castle.

Not so known gardens, but with perfect view on Old Town of Prague. It’s free public place, you can go there by the small bridge from Letna park. One star down coz of closed way to Jeleni prikop by current Czech president, before was opened to public by Vaclav Havel, not the case any more ?