Petřínské bludiště, House of mirrors in Malá Strana, Czech Republic

Petřínské bludiště is a mirror maze inside a wooden pavilion modelled on the Gothic Špička Gate of Vyšehrad, designed by Quido Bělský, standing in the U rozhledny garden beside the Petřín lookout tower. Its passages hold 35 large mirrors arranged by Štapfer and Wurzl, and the roof carries nine weather vanes.

The wooden pavilion was built for the 1891 Jubilee Exhibition by the Czech Tourists Club, designed by Quido Bělský as a copy of the Gothic Špička Gate at Vyšehrad, with its site chosen by Antonín Wiehl. It opened on 25 May 1891, drew over 217,000 visitors and cost 14,000 guilders. Dismantled after the fair, it was rebuilt near the Petřín lookout and reopened on 1 May 1892.

The interior features a large-scale painting by Adolf and Karel Liebscher showing the defense of Charles Bridge against Swedish forces. This mural becomes a focal point as visitors navigate through the mirrored halls.

The pavilion stands in the U rozhledny garden on Petřín Hill, right beside the Petřín lookout tower, which the cable car from Újezd serves. Inside, the mirror corridors lead to a central hall with the diorama, and a separate room holds fourteen distorting mirrors installed in 1911.

The pavilion roof carries nine weather vanes, and the first names of the craftsmen who built it are stamped on the small flags attached to them. The building cost 14,000 guilders, and at the 1891 Jubilee Exhibition it drew over 217,000 visitors.