Celetná is part of the royal route. Its name comes from caletnici (bakers of fine bread). Look up: you’ll see preserved Romanesque cellars, Baroque facades, and the Cubist House of the Black Madonna – a masterpiece of Czech Cubist architecture.
: The Czech Republic is unique for having "Cubist architecture," a short-lived movement (1911–1914) that translated the geometric ideals of Cubist painting into building designs, seen in several structures in Prague. Czech streets -1-120- -PORTU-
(Zlatá ulička) – Tiny Houses, Big Stories Celetná is part of the royal route
A short lane near the embassy district. In 1921, it unofficially became Portugalská after a Portuguese envoy saved a local library from fire. Today, a blue-and-white azulejo plaque marks the spot. Czech streets -1-120- -PORTU-