Celetná () is a street in the

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, connecting the

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with the

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. It is one of the oldest streets in Prague and is part of the Royal Route. The street is approximately 400 meters long and trams once ran on it, today most of the street has the status of a pedestrian zone.

History

Celetná (formerly Caletná) is a former Prague

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. The street is named after

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, which was called Calta, that was baked in the area during the

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. It became a part of the Royal Route in the 14th century. The

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would travel down Celetná. The

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used to hold meetings at the Temple, at 27. After the ending of the Knights Templar in 1312, secret meetings were held by the Knights in the basement. The building then became a

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, and then a home in 1784.

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had connections to the street, having been a

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at Pachta Palace. The palace, at 36, is the former headquarters of the Prague Military Commandment starting in 1784 until 1849. Kafka lived from 1888 until 1889 with his family at the Sixt House at 2. He lived from 1896 until 1907 At the Three Kings, at 3, next to the Týn Church. At the Golden Angel, at 29, is a former

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stayed there. At the Red Eagle, at 21, is a former

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used to frequent it. In

Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo ( ; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish literature, Spanish-language and international literatur ...

's story "

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" the main character, Jaromir Hladik resides on this street in March, 1939. A

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s school used to be located at the Menhart House at 17.

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designed the building at 12, the Hrzan of Harasov Palace.

Today

Architecturally, many of the houses have been remodeled under the

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and

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styles. Some buildings still have Romanesque and

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foundations. The

House of the Black Madonna The House of the Black Madonna () is a cubist building in the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic. It was designed by Josef Gočár. The first floor houses a café, the Grand Café Orient, with a balcony which overlooks Celetná street. The four u ...

is located on the street.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Celetna Streets in Prague

History

Today

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