Růžový sad, Rose garden in Hradčany, Czech Republic

Růžový sad is a rose garden atop Petřín Hill with thousands of rose plants arranged in different sections. The site is enclosed by an old fortification wall and features multiple vantage points offering views across the city below.

The site was converted from military land into a garden during the 1930s following an architect's design plan for the space. This transformation created the layout that exists today with its distinct areas dedicated to rose cultivation.

The garden's name comes from its roses, planted on a rosette-and-fan ground plan designed by Josef Kumpán using 8,000 bushes donated by nurseries. Among the beds stands Josef Mařatka's bronze Kiss on a pedestal by Jan Kotěra, moved here from Letenské sady after 1945 and ringed by red 'Red Fairy' roses and blue Nepeta.

Paved paths guide visitors through different sections, with playgrounds and seating areas positioned at viewing points throughout the space. Most areas are easy to walk around, though some elevated parts may have steeper stretches.

In the centre of the rose garden a labyrinth is painted on the ground, a copy of the one in Chartres Cathedral in France. Near the observatory stands the trunk of a dead Turkish hazel, now covered by a five-leaved Virginia creeper.