Kožná 475, Prague, Czech Republic - a photo on Flickriver

The door at Kožná 475 a step away from the corner of Melantrichova in Praha, Česká Republika, near Staroměstské náměstí (the Old Town Square) and the Astronomical Clock.

This door is the entry to a large Renaissance house, known as The House at the Two Golden Bears (Dům u Dvou Zlatých Medvědů) and is one of the oldest houses in Prague.

The building was constructed in 1567 from two earlier houses. The ornate portal with reliefs of two bears was added to the house in 1590 by court architect Bonifaz Wohlmut and are meant to symbolize Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the constellations.

The knights each sit opposite a bear, holding a branch in what looks like a symmetrical formation. In fact, if you take a closer look you'll see that one of them is older and one is younger. The older one has a dried-out branch, and the younger one's is still green. Clearly this is saying something about the cycle of life.

It's also been said that, since the time of the alchemists, passageways have led from this building's basement to sites all over Prague, but this has never been proven.

You can see the archway's architecture carries a distinct Renaissance style, though the wooden doors carry a more fluid Baroque theme.

In 1885 Egon Erwin Kisch, known as the “Furious Reporter” was born here.

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Taken in: Česká republika / Hlavní město Praha / Praha / Staré Město (show map)

Taken on: September 23, 2008

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