Prague: Gardens and Parks

The design of Prague’s gardens and parks—especially the green spaces of its palaces, castles, and monastery complexes, both private and public—is inseparable from the millennium-long efflorescence of this exquisite Czech metropolis. Complemented with a glossary of terms and an index of important figures and locations, this beautiful celebration of Prague’s remarkable living botanical art, both past and present, sheds new light on the leafy corners of this adored European capital.. Meandering past flower-framed baroque statues to renaissance loggias, romantic pavilions, elegant stairways, and bubbling fountains, the book explores Prague’s gardens and parks by locality, offering novel insight into the city’s different sections that will delight all

A passionate botanist, David Short works as a translator, interpreter, and editor.. About the AuthorBoena Pacáková-Hoštálková works at the National Heritage Institute in Prague, where she specializes in monuments of garden art

Boena Pacáková-Hoštálková works at the National Heritage Institute in Prague, where she specializes in monuments of garden art. A passionate botanist, David Short works as a translator, interpreter, and editor.