prague in the world rankings 1 most cultured city 2 best public transport system 2 best place for life with children 3 safest city 6 best place for life 9 place with best reated hotels 14 greenest city the most cultured city in Europe Uswitch is an index based on the total number of theatres, museums, monuments and cultural tours on offer per capita in each city in Europe. Prague was ranked first in 2022. The largest number of theatres contributed to this. the second best public transport system in the world Prague has the second best public transport system in the world, according to TimeOut magazine’s 2023 survey. Thanks to public transport, you can easily and quickly reach even the most remote corners of the metropolis. a child-friendly city Prague is the second best European city for living with children, according to the 2023 ranking by the British company Reassured. Only Vienna is ahead of it, with Rome in third place. one of the best places to live In the annual ranking published by the renowned British magazine Time Out, which is published in 59 countries, Prague is repeatedly ranked in the TOP TEN best places to live. In 2022, it took sixth place. great hotels and services Traveller reviews always tell the real story about the quality of accommodation. Prague was ranked a perfect ninth in the world in the William Russel survey for hotels rated four stars or more. greenery wherever you look According to the HUGSI index for 2021, Prague is the 14th greenest city in the world. The proportion of urban vegetation in the city gave it this place among 255 other cities from 60 countries. facts and interesting things about Prague klementinum Klementinum is the oldest meteorological station in the Czech Republic with a continuous series of daily temperature measurements since 1775 (although occasional measurements began another 20 years earlier). Klementinum is most likely the second oldest meteorological station in Europe at which temperatures have been measured continuously to this day. prague astronomical clock The world-famous Prague monument is one of the three oldest working astronomical clocks in Europe; the Old Town Astronomical Clock is also the only remaining functional chronometer of its kind. prague towers Prague is the city with the largest number of towers in the world, which is why it is called the city of a hundred spires. The first person who actually counted the towers was Bernard Bolzano in the 19th century. He counted 103. Today, there are 132 in Prague’s Old Town alone. No one knows the exact number of spires and towers in the whole of Prague, but it is estimated at more than two thousand. prague house signs Prague is the city with the largest number of house signs in the world. Among them are the house U Tří housliček (at the Three Violins), U Černého slunce (at the Black Sun), U Zeleného raka (at the Green Crayfish), U Bílé ředkve (at the White Radish) and many others, which were named by their house signs. old new synagogue The Old New Synagogue in Prague is the oldest still functioning synagogue in the world. It is located in Maiselova Street in Josefov, where the Jewish Quarter used to be. charles bridge Prague’s most famous monument holds several records as well. It is the bridge with the largest number of statues and sculptures in the world. a clock that goes backwards Prague is also home to the oldest known Jewish clock in a public space. It is located in the Old Jewish Town Hall. The dial has Hebrew characters and the hands turn in the opposite direction to that of a regular clock. What’s more, the small hand shows the minutes and the large hand shows the hours. old jewish cemetery The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague – Josefov, one of three in Prague that are open to the public, is the best preserved Jewish cemetery in Europe. It also ranks among the three oldest Jewish cemeteries in Europe. smallest house in Prague Located in Prague’s Old Town is the smallest house not only in Prague, but also in the whole of Czechia. The street facade of the house in Anežská Street is only 2.25 metres wide. karlovo náměstí Karlovo náměstí (Charles Square) in Prague’s New Town is the third largest square in Europe. Its area is 79,650 m2. prague castle Prague Castle is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. It is the largest still inhabited castle compound in the world, covering an area of 7.20 hectares. infant jesus of prague The Infant Jesus of Prague is one of the most famous depictions of the baby Jesus. It is a 47-centimetre-high statuette made of wood and wax. The Infant Jesus has a wardrobe featuring 296 outfits, which he wears depending on the liturgical seasons. Pilgrims from the world over come to present their petitions to him. cubist prague No city in the world has as many Cubist buildings as Prague. It is the world’s most important city for Cubism. dancing house The Dancing House is one of the three most beautiful and famous modern buildings in Europe. The building, resembling the dancing couple Ginger and Fred, is the work of architects Vlado Milunić and Frank O. Gehry, and has embellished the Vltava embankment since 1996. saint john of nepomuk Charles Bridge boasts the oldest bronze statue of St. John of Nepomuk, the most globally renowned Czech saint. This sculpture became a model for similar sculptures all across European countries. estates theatre A. Mozart wrote two operas for Prague: Don Giovanni and La Clemenza di Tito. The world premieres of both were performed at the Estates Theatre in Prague under the baton of the composer himself – the first in 1787 and the second in 1791. The Estates Theatre is also the only opera house in the world still standing where Mozart conducted his works in person. narrowest lane The narrowest lane in Europe is in Prague’s Lesser Town. It is controlled by a traffic light because two people cannot fit side by side. rondocubism Prague is the only city in the world that can boast the rondocubist architectural style. Legiobanka on Na Poříčí Street and the Adria palace on Národní třída were built in this style. prague – a textbook of architecture Prague is rightly called a textbook of architecture, because unlike other world capitals, it boasts all the architectural styles ever created across the centuries. french art in prague The National Gallery’s collection of 19th and 20th century French art is the largest collection of French painting in Europe outside of France. prague zoo The Prague Zoo is famous for breeding the Przewalski’s horse. It has the longest unbroken tradition of breeding the Przewalski’s horse in the world. Moreover, most of the horses now living in the wild have an ancestor from the Prague Zoo in their pedigree.